Special Report

FT Health: Combating Malaria

How the fight against coronavirus could set back malaria progress by 20 years; lockdown and drug ‘hijack’ fears in India; a childhood malaria sufferer turned medical scientist on why Africa needs treatments that fit

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Covid-19 focus threatens precarious malaria progress

Pandemic could set back the fight against malaria by 20 years, with Africa hit worst

Coronavirus lockdown raises India malaria fears

Demand for the anti-malarial President Trump touted as Covid-19 treatment adds to strains

How to tackle malaria, by a sufferer turned scientist

Local drug research and joined-up thinking are needed to deliver results on the ground

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