A new Financial Times article sheds light on how shifts in climate patterns are fueling the resurgence of mosquito-borne diseases like #malaria , as seen in Mozambique.

Despite the setbacks, next-gen malaria prevention & treatment tools are gaining ground. ⬇️
ft.com/content/a9159d…

This #WorldMalariaDay , we’re excited to share our new short film telling the story of the Djibouti Friendly™ Mosquito Program, a public-private partnership focused on combating the urgent #malaria challenge posed by the invasive Anopheles stephensi 🌍🦟
youtube.com/watch?v=ZGRqhm…

Today is #WorldMalariaDay !

Together, we’ve made incredible progress towards #ZeroMalaria thanks to the health workers, innovators, & global partnerships committed to winning the fight against malaria. 👏👏

“I really enjoy communicating with communities. People light up when we tell them what we're working on.”
This #WorldMalariaDay read the #OxitecPeople piece by Eileen Jeffrey, Oxitec’s Field Operations Manager in Panama 🇵🇦working on #malaria mosquitoes.
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oxitec.com/en/news/oxitec…

On #WorldMalariaDay , we're committed to supporting African countries working to #EndMalaria for good.

It's great that African leaders have signed the Yaoundé Declaration to accelerate collaborative action to eradicate malaria. 🤝

Find out more. 👇

afro.who.int/publications/y…

Climate change is reshaping the malaria fight. ☀️☔️🌀 Malaria is influenced by changes in temperature, rainfall, & extreme weather events such as floods and cyclones.

On #EarthDay , and ahead of #WorldMalariaDay , we call for new tools to adapt to a changing 🌍.

Did you know that only female mosquitoes bite? And only mosquitoes that bite spread malaria, dengue, and other diseases. 🦟

But new technologies have the power to reduce their numbers and drive down the spread of those diseases. Learn more from NPR: npr.org/2024/01/26/122…

In 2022, World Health Organization (WHO) reports:

• 608,000 lives lost to malaria
• 249 million new cases of malaria
• 94% of cases occurred in the World Health Organization (WHO)AFRO Region

Let’s #AccelerateTheFight to #EndMalaria this #WorldMalariaDay

It’s almost time to #AccelerateTheFight !

🗓️Mark your calendars for World Malaria Day on Thursday 25th April. This year the spotlight is on #GenderEquityHumanRights #WMD2024

📸🌍 United for a cause! Presenting the incredible team of 220 participants at RBM-VCWG 2024 in Kigali, standing together to confront the challenges of malaria vector control.
#RBM #VCWG #ToEndMalaria

Read the Alliance for Science article on Oxitec’s mission to fight malaria-spreading mosquitoes in Djibouti and Uganda 🌍🦟

Oxitec’s #FriendlyMosquitoes are already being rolled out across Brazil to fight the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which spread #dengue .

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allianceforscience.org/blog/2024/03/u…

#Dengue is surging in Brazil, with officials linking this spike to #ElNino and #ClimateChange .

Read the report by CNN Brasil highlighting how Oxitec's #FriendlyMosquitoes are being deployed across the country to reduce dengue-spreading mosquitoes⤵️

cnnbrasil.com.br/nacional/empre…