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Policies to combat malaria are needed regardless of climate change, which has a far smaller impact on the disease than human activity.

Enhancing disease surveillance and response and improving environmental conditions can help reduce negative health impacts of climate change.

Despite the urgent need for a malaria vaccine, progress in developing one has been slow and scientists do not always agree on the best way forward. This policy brief outlines the current status of malaria vaccine research.

An outline of the opportunities and challenges in large-scale use of artemisinin combination therapies to treat malaria.

Insecticide-treated bednets to prevent malaria

Sudden epidemics of malaria need to be tackled quickly to stop them spiralling out of control; an early warning system could help predict outbreaks to mobilise a fast response.