Malaria

It can breed in mining pits and withstands drought. While not cause for alarm, the finding highlights the epidemiological challenges facing a country that eradicated this disease in the 1960s

Eswatini, the country with the highest HIV prevalence in the world, is one of the first places to distribute lenacapavir, an injectable drug that is practically equivalent to a vaccine and with which health authorities expect to end the epidemic before 2030

Panamanian-American Cristina Henríquez portrays the construction of the crossing in a new novel and finds an echo with the current fears of immigrants in the United States

The first snapshot of the state of health in the post-pandemic world reveals high levels of deaths among young people in the United States, Canada, and Mexico ‘driven by economic, social, and psychological factors’

The genomes of thousands of mosquitoes reveal how the slave trade enabled the spread of the species that transmits dengue and yellow fever, while insecticides have made another malaria vector more resistant

Writer Juan Villoro began working on a profile of the Brazilian photographer without suspecting that he would have to adjust the verb tenses due to his death in May

Not all of us are created equal when it comes to attracting the blood suckers — and a bit of prevention can help avoid health conditions that go beyond your standard itch

The director of the Africa CDC believes the abrupt cutoff of Western aid will cause great suffering to Africans. At the same time, he sees it as an opportunity to emancipate the continent from foreign support

Of the total projected fatalities, 4.5 million were children, according to a study by the ISGlobal institute, in which researchers from Brazil, Mozambique, and the United States participated

A decade after the worst of the virus’ 40 outbreaks killed 11,300 people, individuals who still bear its physical and mental scars speak out

Stolen children discovering their roots, the end of malaria in Egypt, snails saving crops, the resilience of Gazans, or the loud and clear voice of African artists are among the most optimistic reports that have published by EL PAÍS

The Zimbabwean expert based in Botswana heads the laboratory that sequenced the omicron variant of the coronavirus. A leading figure in the fight against HIV, he argues that Africa should aim to produce its own vaccines to end dependency

Australian entrepreneur Stephenie Rodriguez contracted the disease in Nigeria. After a long recovery, she is speaking out about her experience and calling for more funds to eradicate this disease, which kills 600,000 people every year

The United Kingdom’s cuts to international development funding threaten to reverse the path towards eliminating the so-called neglected tropical diseases in several African countries

Experts believe it is a major leap forward in the fight against malaria, although it is not a silver bullet to end the disease

Researchers have found evidence of the phenomenon from the tropical highlands of South America to the mountainous, populous regions of eastern Africa