Vector Control
  • Influence of the dry and humid seasons on the assessment of human exposure to malaria vector bites in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso – Link  
  • First initiative to develop a standard methodology for the evaluation of attractive targeted sugar baits in different settings against targeted mosquito vectors: a methodological review – Link
  • Delivering an insecticide-treated net campaign in a complex operating environment: lessons from Anambra state, Nigeria – Link

Diagnostic testing and treatment

  • Ivermectin shows promise in cutting malaria transmission in Africa – Link
  • First report of pfhrp2 and pfhrp3 gene deletions compromising HRP2-based malaria rapid diagnostic tests in Malawi – Link
Data
  • How do recurrent malaria infections occur in clinical cohorts: a mathematical modelling study to support study planning – Link
  • PAHO introduces new tool to accelerate disease elimination in the Americas – Link
  • Malaria prevalence and its determinants across 19 sub-Saharan African countries: a spatial and geographically weighted regression analysis – Link
AI and Innovations
  • AI supported diagnostic innovations for impact in global women’s health – Link
  • AI-designed biomarker improves malaria diagnostics – Link
  • New AI tool detects hidden warning signs of disease – Link | Link to Paper
  • Evaluating the performance of an artificial intelligence-based electronic reader for malaria rapid diagnostic tests across Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria and Uganda – Link
  • The digital revolution in healthcare: how AI is reshaping the battle against infectious diseases in developing countries – Link
Immunisation
  • Papua New Guinea rallies for a polio-free future: Round 2 mass vaccination campaign – Link
  • Africa: Ethiopia becomes the 23rd country in Africa to roll out the malaria vaccine – Link 
Surveillance
  • Recent re-emergence of Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus type 2 in Senegal and virus spread to neighboring countries – Link
  • Infectious disease surveillance in the era of big data and AI: Opportunities and pitfalls – Link
  • Health leaders unite to tackle polio across the Horn of Africa and Yemen – Link
Elimination progress
  • GPEI Releases 2026 Action Plan: A Smarter, Leaner Blueprint to End Polio – Link
  • Elimination of human onchocerciasis: progress report, 2024–2025 – Link
  • Progress in eliminating onchocerciasis in the WHO Region of the Americas: Report from the Inter-American Conference on Onchocerciasis, 2024 – Link
  • How Suriname eliminated malaria – and what others can learn from it – Link 
  • Decline in prevalence and intensity of onchocerciasis in sentinel villages along the Comoé river in Cascades region, Burkina Faso following five years of community directed bi-annual ivermectin treatment, 2011–2015 – Link 
Outbreak
  • Locally transmitted US malaria cases highlight increased risk, CDC report suggests – Link | Link to Paper
Climate and Health
  • Climate change and health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: from framework to action – Link
Other
  • Subnational tailoring of malaria strategies and interventions Link
  • National onchocerciasis elimination committees: a handbook for expert advisory groups in Africa Link
  • 21 years a polio warrior Link
  • Germany’s commitment to the Global Fund replenishment: A timely investment in health, equity, and resilience Link
  • Masood Khan, Pakistan: From polio survivor to vaccinator in Peshawar Link
  • Piloting lymphoedema management for lymphatic filariasis: experiences and perceptions of patients and stakeholders from Kwale county, coastal Kenya Link
  • Against the odds: Madagascar’s fragile polio victory Link
  • Humoral immune response to COVID-19 vaccines in onchocerciasis-infected individuals: a field study from Ghana Link
  • Immunoendocrine network under conditions of diabetes-filariasis co-morbidity DMLF6 Link
  • The Global Fund works—these stories remind us why it’s essential Link
  • Why ending malaria depends on bold financing and global leadership Link
  • Khalifa University and The Global Institute for Disease Elimination sign MoU to advance public health Link
  • Prevalence of malaria among individuals living with lymphedema in Kamwenge District, Western Uganda Link
  • Africa: Despite progress, funding cuts threaten to reverse Africa’s fight against neglected tropical diseases Link
  • Reduction in asymptomatic falciparum malaria infection amongst schoolchildren in three ecological zones of Ghana between 2017 and 2023 Link 
  • PAHO and Haiti sign first country cooperation strategy to strengthen health system and expand access to care amid complex challenges Link