Malaria Museum http://www.malariamuseum.com The story of Malaria Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:56:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New discovery gives hope for a viable malaria vaccine http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/11/29/new-discovery-gives-hope-for-a-viable-malaria-vaccine/ http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/11/29/new-discovery-gives-hope-for-a-viable-malaria-vaccine/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:45:37 +0000 Dr. Sam McManus http://www.malariamuseum.com/?p=1082 Hopes have been raised for a breakthrough in the development of a vaccine against malaria as scientists have learnt more about the way malaria bugs enter human red blood cells. Read more by clicking the link http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15624363

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]]> http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/11/29/new-discovery-gives-hope-for-a-viable-malaria-vaccine/feed/ 0 A visit to the malaria heartland http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/10/25/a-visit-to-the-malaria-hearland/ http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/10/25/a-visit-to-the-malaria-hearland/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:42:51 +0000 Dr. Sam McManus http://www.malariamuseum.com/?p=1074 “Do you have malaria in your country?”

“no”

“so what do your people die of?”

“well, mostly heart problems”

“ why, what’s wrong with their hearts?”

“we damage them by smoking, and em.....eating too much”

Manyoni studies my face to …

]]> http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/10/25/a-visit-to-the-malaria-hearland/feed/ 0 How the Malaria Museum began.... http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/09/26/how-the-malaria-museum-began/ http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/09/26/how-the-malaria-museum-began/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:56:53 +0000 Dr. Sam McManus http://www.malariamuseum.com/?p=1018 The idea for a Malaria Museum came to Marco Herbst as he stared into a puddle on a street in Maputo, Mozambique. Wild haired and talkative, Herbst tells the story with the enthusiasm of the natural entrepeneur. He had had …

]]> http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/09/26/how-the-malaria-museum-began/feed/ 0 The economics of malaria http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/09/15/1015/ http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/09/15/1015/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:08:00 +0000 Dr. Sam McManus http://www.malariamuseum.com/?p=1015 Jeffrey Sachs is one of the most celebrated economists in the world. He has acted as special economics adviser to the UN, the World Bank and the IMF. In his influential paper of 2001 " The economic burden of malaria' …

]]> http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/09/15/1015/feed/ 0 Help us choose a new logo .... http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/07/24/help-us-choose-a-new-logo/ http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/07/24/help-us-choose-a-new-logo/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:35:51 +0000 Marco Herbst http://www.malariamuseum.com/?p=870 We've just run a competition to find a new logo.

Below are some of the best entries ... can  you help us decide?

 
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]]> http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/07/24/help-us-choose-a-new-logo/feed/ 0 Lynn Brudon's WW2 Malaria Posters http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/07/09/735/ http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/07/09/735/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:11:21 +0000 Marco Herbst http://www.malariamuseum.com/?p=735 http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/07/09/735/feed/ 0 Eradication: a realistic goal? http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/07/07/eradication-a-realistic-goal/ http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/07/07/eradication-a-realistic-goal/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:27:23 +0000 Dr. Sam McManus http://malariamuseum.de/?p=714

This week Sam McManus gives us an assessment of the prospects for malaria eradication in an interesting feature article.

Outside the Balseskin Refugee Centre the rain falls hard on a potholed football pitch, the rusting goalposts framing a slate grey …

]]> http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/07/07/eradication-a-realistic-goal/feed/ 0 Interview with Sam McConkey http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/06/29/podcast-1-interview-with-sam-mcconkey/ http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/06/29/podcast-1-interview-with-sam-mcconkey/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:17:17 +0000 Marco Herbst http://malariamuseum.de/?p=527 [audio http://malariamuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Malaria-Museum-podcast-2.mp3] [audio http://malariamuseum.de/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Malaria-Museum-podcast-2.mp3]]]> http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/06/29/podcast-1-interview-with-sam-mcconkey/feed/ 0 Malaria and Beer: a revolutionary relationship http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/05/03/malaria-and-beer-a-revolutionary-relationship/ http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/05/03/malaria-and-beer-a-revolutionary-relationship/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 11:33:43 +0000 Dr. Sam McManus http://malariamuseum.de/?p=453 http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/05/03/malaria-and-beer-a-revolutionary-relationship/feed/ 0 The Gadfly and the World Bank http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/04/12/the-gadfly-and-the-world-bank/ http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/04/12/the-gadfly-and-the-world-bank/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 08:24:19 +0000 Dr. Sam McManus http://malariamuseum.de/?p=428 http://www.malariamuseum.com/blog/2011/04/12/the-gadfly-and-the-world-bank/feed/ 1