Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Promise Hope for Africa and Hammock Nappers If there is one dream children born into African poverty and people mired in the ennui of the first world share, it would be how significantly life would improve with the absence of mosquitoes. That dream may become reality. Read more More
New Malaria Vaccine Works in Major Human Trial But Might Not Be Ready ‘Til 2015 An experimental vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline reduced the risk of African children getting malaria by 50 percent in a major clinical trial. Unfortunately, the vaccine likely won’t be ready until 2015. Read more More
Greg McEvilly: A Love for Adventure. A Love for People. Launched in July, KAMMOK™ is already one of the top 20 highest-funded campaigns in Kickstarter history. The adventure brand does good, too: It donates 20% of profits to humanitarian aid. Ty Clark introduces you to the founder, and to the idea. Read more More
How to Make a Sex Tape Safely (But Not an Anti-Malaria PSA) A new PSA from GOOD Magazine uses the clever conceit of a sex tape to warn of the dangers malaria presents in developing nations. But who exactly is the PSA aimed for? Certainly not the people who will benefit the most from their good intentions. Read more More
What’s Hard About Killing Children? If you’re pneumonia: Nothing. Pneumonia is the number one killer of children under five years old. More children die from pneumonia than from AIDs, malaria and TB combined. What’s so hard about raising awareness? Read more More