Biology

The new boom in malaria

Author: Philip Stevens

World Malaria Day, 25 April - The biggest threat is the rise of drug-resistant parasites due to fake and sub-standard medicines. As with other drugs before, this resistance is emerging all along the Mekong, from Cambodia to Myanmar, where the wonder-drug artemisinin is already failing: this threatens malaria victims everywhere.

Killing the malaria killer

IPN Opinion article

Author: Richard Tren

On World Malaria Day, activists and governments discuss many weapons against the disease except one of the most effective: DDT 

The new boom in malaria

IPN Opinion article

Author: Philip Stevens

The outlook for malaria remains poor because of fake drugs and bad governance

Chair seeks to tackle bias in WHO swine flu review

Author: Philip Stevens

Frank Jordans of the Associated Press quotes IPN's Philip Stevens on the WHO swine flu review

Wildlife farms may stifle rise in organised crime poaching

IPN Opinion article

Author: Michael 't Sas Rolfes

Bans on wildlife trade are counterproductive and contribute to organised crime. It's time for a re-think.