Articles about Malaria

Bill Gates lays out his predictions for global health during tribute to Stephen Hawking

What’s the shape of global health to come? Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates issued two hopeful predictions for the year 2040… Read More

Inside a ‘rapid innovation session’ as Gates Foundation and Xinova fight malaria with tech

Ask a room full of people how to fight malaria, and you’ll likely hear about bed nets, vaccines and healthcare… Read More

Seattle-area groups embrace data to curb malaria in sub-Saharan Africa

When we think of what it takes to eradicate infectious diseases, we typically picture health efforts on the front lines.… Read More

Podcast

Bill Gates explains why putting America first means giving a damn about the rest of the world, too

With a wave of nationalism sweeping the globe, Bill Gates contends that doing right by the country starts with helping… Read More

Bill Gates says these technologies are helping to eradicate disease

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has spent 20 years and $10 billion on issues of global health. In that… Read More

Gates Foundation teams with Oxitec on new breed of malaria-blocking mosquito

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has forged a partnership with Oxitec, a British mosquito control company, to develop mosquitoes… Read More

Scientists discover antibody that prevents malaria, opening door for new treatments and vaccines

Scientists working at several institutions across the globe have identified a new antibody that protects against malaria, a potentially revolutionary… Read More

News Brief

Intellectual Ventures’ Global Good teams up with Motic on AI-powered microscope

For years, the Global Good Fund has been working on a malaria-hunting microscope powered by artificial intelligence, and now China-based… Read More

Intellectual Ventures’ malaria-hunting AI microscope is ready for commercial debut

SAN FRANCISCO — Can artificial intelligence help battle malaria and other infectious diseases? Intellectual Ventures CEO Nathan Myhrvold says it’s time… Read More

Center for Infectious Disease Research launches $11.5M project to combat ‘devastating’ drug-resistant malaria

Seattle’s Center for Infectious Disease Research (CIDR) announced Wednesday that it will lead a new $11.5 million research project to… Read More

Bill Gates casts a wider net, asking blog followers to help in the war against mosquitoes and malaria

Bill Gates is once again enlisting the help of his blog followers in his effort to do some philanthropic good.… Read More

University of Washington initiative awarded $9.3M to fight deadly malaria strains in India

Viruses and parasites are constantly changing. That’s the reason last year’s flu shot isn’t as effective against this year’s flu —… Read More

Study: Genetically engineered malaria vaccine could be a breakthrough in fighting deadly disease

When Dr. Sebastian Mikolajczak joined Seattle’s Center for Infectious Disease Research eleven years ago, he had a job to do: create… Read More

PATH opens new vaccine innovation center with $11M from Gates Foundation

PATH, the Seattle-based global heath nonprofit, is opening a new Center for Vaccine Innovation and Access, funded initially through an $11 million… Read More

Intellectual Ventures teams up with GE to fight malaria

Intellectual Ventures’s Global Good division has teamed up with General Electric to create a new test for malaria that’s designed… Read More