<p>Earlier this year, cases of malaria began to rapidly increase in the Ethiopian city of Dire Dawa.
There were ten times the number of cases in the first half of the year, than the whole of 2019.
And unlike usual, the spike was happening outside the rainy season which allows the disease to flourish.
It was also spreading in urban areas, rather than mainly i ... Show More
Yesterday
Focus on Africa: Cameroon's president seeks re-election at age 92
Cameroon's Paul Biya has the distinction of being 'the world's oldest sitting president' and yet at age 92, he is seeking to run for an eighth term, that will see him serve until he is almost 100 years old. How much popular support does he have, and how strong is the opposition?S ... Show More
33m 19s
Oct 2021
Could this new malaria vaccine save millions of lives?
With close to half a million deaths from Malaria in 2019 --most in Sub-Saharan Africa-- scientists have spent decades working toward a vaccine, and last week, the World Health Organization approved the first. But, with only 30 to 40 percent efficacy some are also asking, is it wo ... Show More
20m 57s
Oct 2023
The Mosquitoes Are Winning
For decades, the world seemed to be winning the war against mosquitoes and tamping down the deadly diseases they carried. But in the past few years, progress has not only stalled, it has reversed.Stephanie Nolen, who covers global health for The Times, explains how the mosquito h ... Show More
30m 12s
Apr 2022
Babbage: How do you solve a problem like malaria?
Squashing malaria could, over the next three decades, save as many lives as covid-19 has taken. We explore new ways to fight infections: from the introduction of the first malaria vaccines, to genetically modified mosquitoes. What would it take to vanquish one of the world’s dead ... Show More
39m 47s
Jun 2022
West Africa Ebola outbreak | 15
In June 2014, cases of Ebola were reported in Guinea and the disease began to rapidly spread across the border to Liberia and Sierra Leone. More than 28,000 people became ill with the disease and over 11,000 died. The 2014 outbreak was the first Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Acc ... Show More
47m 28s