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What does a typical day at the lab look like? Belcher Kelly Muliika tells us what his day typically looks like working with the #TargetMalariaUganda team at the Uganda Virus Research Institute in our new series Voices from the Lab! 🔬 Voices from the Lab is our new video series highlighting our scientists and researchers and the work they do to help us fight against #malaria View the playlist here: piped.video/playlist?list=PL… Together we can #EndMalaria! @UVRIug
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Our team based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute joined researchers, policymakers and practitioners at the PAMCA Kenya Chapter Annual Meeting 2026 in Nairobi under the theme "Reconnect and Reimagine Mosquito Control in Africa." Read more by @MrTenderi of #TargetMalariaUganda: targetmalaria.org/latest/blo… #PAMCA2026 #EndMalaria #VectorControl #MosquitoControl @UVRIug
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Where does Ashley Birungi see her research going in the next five years? During the 'Ask Me Anything: World Mosquito Day' edition of the Young Scientists Webinar, Regina Chosen interviewed Ashley Birungi of Uganda Virus Research Institute @UVRIug to find out more about her work, her journey and where she sees herself in the next five years! Watch the full webinar here: piped.video/watch?v=vvDujUqF… Together we can #EndMalaria!
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We are excited to welcome Moses Okello to the #TargetMalariaUganda Stakeholder Engagement team based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (@UVRIug). Welcome Moses! Read more: targetmalaria.org/latest/new… Together we can #EndMalaria!
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Malaria risks resurging as drug and insecticide resistance, extreme weather events, conflict and funding shortfalls threaten hard-won progress. Yet countries continue to adapt. In 2025, 167 million malaria cases were treated in countries where the @GlobalFund invests – reflecting the power of country leadership. Read more: theglobalfund.org/en/results…
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Voices from the Lab is our new video series highlighting our scientists and researchers and the work they do to help us fight against #malaria 🦟 Lamin Jadama is a research technician at @imperialcollege. Watch the video to find out more about his journey into #MalariaResearch and what his role entails. #GeneDrive #MalariaResearch @ImperialSci
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“The biggest concern you’ll hear environmentally is this misconception that we’re going to wipe out all the mosquitoes in the world.” Krystal Birungi (@XtalBirungi) works at Target Malaria, developing genetic modification technology “gene drive” to fight #malaria — and she's addressing one of the most common myths head-on in new documentary "The Mosquitoes are Winning". Read more here: cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nat… #Malaria #EndMalaria #MalariaResearch
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Target Malaria: The Game is on mobile for free ! 🎉 The video game was conceived as a way of sharing Target Malaria’s work by giving an overview of what developing genetically-modified mosquitoes in a lab looks like, without the need for live mosquitoes or large microscopes. Download here for iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/target… Download here for Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d… Read our blog and view the tutorial here: targetmalaria.org/tools/targ… #TargetMalariaTheGame #EndMalaria
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Voices from the Lab is part of our new video series highlighting our colleagues and the work they do to help us fight against #malaria 🦟 Viviana Musciotto is a Quality Manager at Polo GGB (@PoloGGB). Watch the video to find what excites her in her work and how she's making an effort to #EndMalaria!
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Why do we commemorate #WorldMosquitoDay annually on 20 August? 🦟 During the 'Ask Me Anything: World Mosquito Day' edition of the Young Scientists Webinar, Ashley Birungi of @UVRIug shared insight on the meaning of the day. Watch the full webinar here: piped.video/vvDujUqFvSQ Together we can #EndMalaria!
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As a spin-off from our 'Voices from the Field' series, we are launching Voices from the Lab and Voices from the Team!🎤🔬 It's a new series that will feature researchers and team members, respectively, sharing their career journeys and inspiration to work on a project like Target Malaria. Read more in the blog: targetmalaria.org/latest/blo… And view the episodes already shared on YouTube: piped.video/playlist?list=PL… Together we can #EndMalaria! #MalariaResearch #ScienceCommunication #MalariaResearcher #ResearcherJourney
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Our team based at the Uganda Virus Research Institute, joined researchers, policymakers and practitioners at the PAMCA Kenya Annual Meeting 2026 in Nairobi under the theme "Reconnect and Reimagine Mosquito Control in Africa." Over three days, participants discussed challenges and innovations in #malaria and vector control, including surveillance, insecticide resistance and community engagement. Target Malaria Uganda contributed through presentations and abstracts on insectary research and science communication, sharing insights and learning from colleagues across the continent. This meeting provided an opportunity to strengthen partnerships, exchange ideas and support African-led solutions for malaria control. Together, collaboration, innovation and evidence can help advance the tools and approaches needed to eliminate malaria in Africa. #PAMCA2026 #EndMalaria #VectorControl #MosquitoControl @UVRIug
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Voices from the Lab is part of our new video series highlighting our colleagues and the work they do to help us fight against #malaria. 🦟 Grace Nampijja is an Insectary Assistant at based at Uganda Virus Research Institute. Watch the video to find what excites her in her work. Together we can #EndMalaria!
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"I am working to inspire girls and women to get involved in finding solutions to issues that affect them." Entomologist and #malaria advocate Krystal Birungi shares her story and her work to develop new ways to fight malaria. She reflects on the vital role of African science, community involvement, and women leaders in advancing solutions to the disease. Read the article in @natAfrica1: nature.com/articles/d44148-0… #EndMalaria #MalariaResearch @UVRIug @XtalBirungi
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Regina Chosen joined the Global Communications team through The 10,000 Interns Foundation programme, and contributed to a number of key initiatives, including this year's #WorldMosquitoDay campaign, our new Voices from the Team and Voices from the Lab series, and the Young Scientists Network webinar, among many other projects. 🦟 She shares her experience working with the team as a communications assistant in the new blog: targetmalaria.org/latest/blo… We're grateful to have worked with Regina, and are excited to see her next steps! 👏🏽 #EndMalaria #Malaria #Internship #Communications #ScienceCommunications
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Mosquitoes have caused more human deaths than war, conflict, starvation and natural disasters combined, shaping the rise and fall of empires from Alexander the Great to Rome. And today, they're gaining ground. This is the world explored in "Nature of Things," a new CBC documentary by Grand Passage Media — featuring our very own entomologist, Krystal Birungi (@XtalBirungi). Read more here: cbc.ca/documentaries/the-nat… #Malaria #EndMalaria #MalariaResearch @UVRIug @CBC
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Target Malaria: The Game is on mobile for free ! 🎉 The video game was conceived as a way of sharing Target Malaria’s work by giving an overview of what developing genetically-modified mosquitoes in a lab looks like, without the need for live mosquitoes or large microscopes. Download here for iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/target… Download here for Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d… Read our blog and view the tutorial here: targetmalaria.org/tools/targ… #TargetMalariaTheGame #EndMalaria #WorldGameDay
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Voices from the Team is part of our new video series highlighting our colleagues and the work they do to help us fight against #malaria. 🦟 Innocent Lawrence Okima is a Community Stakeholder Engagement Officer at based at Uganda Virus Research Institute (@UVRIug). Watch the video to find out more about his journey and what his role at Target Malaria involves. Together we can #EndMalaria!
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