Malaria is still a major problem in Africa.
The sterile insect technique has been applied successfully against other insect pests including the fruit fly and the new-world screwworm fly.
While Lariam has been proven to be one of the most proficient medications in halting malaria infections, its side effects have earned it more criticism than praise.
Our favourite investigative show, Carte Blanche, returns to our screens on Sunday and this is what you can expect.
Providing water is merely half the battle. Fighting disease will be The Cape’s next big challenge
There has been a drastic decrease in malaria cases and deaths since the turn of the millennium.
Saturday 25 April is World Malaria Day and in 2015 the global theme is: “Invest in the future, defeat malaria”. In one year in a small region of Mozambique, a South African organisation has made a significant impact by reducing the prevalence of one of Africa’s, and the world’s, biggest killers – malaria. But Goodbye […]
While it is difficult to obtain precise numbers of fatalities, here is a list of ten animals that cause the most human deaths in South Africa. And you may be surprised to hear that sharks are nowhere near the most deadly…