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Inside this issue
• Control programmes take great preparation but the results impress
• Worrying mutations in the malarial parasite
• Supplies increase but distribution stalls - -
Content
Optimism grows as target is in sight
Andrew Jack explains why there is a feeling that 2010 will mark the most hopeful World Malaria Day to date
Corporate projects: Funding and stamina required for the long haul
Control programmes take great preparation but the results impress, says Charles Batchelor
External links
A list of organisations involved in the battle against malaria around the world
Prevention: Focus on nets ‘seductive but short-sighted’
Andrew Jack says other approaches need just as much support
Vaccine development: Hopeful results lead to first large-scale trial
Clive Cookson assesses progress and explains methods
Procurement: Supplies increase but distribution stalls
The system is plagued by poor management and unreliable delivery, says Andrew Jack
Guest column: Faith can help heal bodies as well as souls
Involving religious communities is a sensible pragmatic response to the scourge of malaria, writes Tony Blair
Disease development: New strain develops ways round immunity
Clive Cookson looks at worrying mutations in the vivax species of the malarial parasite
Artemisinin: Vagaries of weather and the market hamper deliveries
Anna Wang says securing a stable supply of the plant extract is difficult
Diagnostics: Better tests bring challenges
Sarah Murray finds more accurate diagnosis of all causes of fever is required
