topnaman | Malaria blog

My goal for the blog is to achieve one post every day. Clearly, I’ve missed that mark, blogging while traveling is a trick which might take me some time to master. Until then, my apologies for any lapses in news and comments. Last week Nature carried a commentary from Mark Grabowsky, malaria manager at the [...]

Recently, we discussed President Bush’s legacy in Africa and his efforts to tackle HIV/AIDs and malaria (see my previous post here). In the midst of his Africa tour, Bush added another feather to his cap announcing a new plan to tackle neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). For 2008, NTD aid is set at $15 million targeting [...]

President Bush is on a five country tour through Africa visiting Benin, Rwanda, Tanzania, Ghana, and Liberia. According to the news, the president has been well-received with large crowds following him in the hopes to glimpse a man they see as a strong supporter. Under the current administration, aid to these countries is at the [...]

The NY Times covered some controversy surrounding the expanding influence of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The complaints highlighted by WHO malaria director, Arata Kochi, were two-fold: the risk posed to independent review and diverse viewpoints amongst researchers, and the unwelcome intrusion of the Gates Foundation in the policy-making process. I think the real [...]