Special Report

FT Health: Combating Malaria

On World Malaria Day, we report on a resurgence of the disease in Venezuela, the challenge to get reliable data on its spread and the latest on gene editing technology that could suppress carrier mosquitoes

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Venezuela crisis: malaria spreads as economy implodes

Health system’s collapse contributed to estimated 1m cases last year

Scientists model ‘gene drive’ for malaria carrier insect

Researchers and policymakers consider the rewards and risks of intervention

Global battle against malaria frustrated by poor data

Efforts are under way to create a more accurate picture of disease’s global spread

Why it is hard to attract private capital to malaria fight

‘Free riding’ deters investors from funding initiatives