[e-drug] 'Nature': malaria research and control

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E-drug: 'Nature': malaria research and control
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Dear colleague

I thought you may be interested to know that Nature will publish a
21-page 'Outlook' supplement on malaria research and control in its
print edition of tomorrow (19th August), and on  www.nature.com . The
supplement is intended throughout to be a clarion call for action and
progress, zeroing in on the big issues in the current state of affairs,
the major scientific and other obstacles to tackling malaria, the
promising areas/directions where change could make substantial
progress/a big impact. What is being done? What needs to be done? How
might we get there?

In this way, the supplement I believes represents a thought-provoking
collection of  forward-looking articles, that will point the ways
forward in the fight against malaria.

I've appended a table of contents of the supplement below, and as you
will see it has been contributed to by many of the world's leading
experts on the scientific and policy aspects of the war on this disease;
An online html version is accessible free on
http://www.nature.com/nature/outlook/malaria/ to all registered users of
www.nature.com (registration itself is free)

The supplement is associated with the worldwide launch this autumn of
"Fever Road" a documentary film by the award-winning production company
Films of Record Ltd ( www.filmsofrecord.com ), that will vividly show
the impact of malaria, scientists' effort to defeat it, and the wider
political and economic issues shaping the fight against the disease.
Nature and Films of Record are collaborating, with the purpose of
increasing awareness amongst the public and policy makers of the burden
of malaria.

I hope you can take the time to have a look at this supplement, which
has involved many months of preparation. Comments/criticisms welcome.

Please feel free to pass this message on to colleagues who may be
interested/are involved in fighting malaria.

Declan
d.butler@nature.com

Declan Butler
European correspondent, Nature
7 rue Guy de la Brosse
75005 Paris, France
Tel: (33) 1 43 36 59 90
E-mail:  d.butler@nature.com
Web:  http://www.nature.com

PS;  Pdfs are also available under  'Outlook' under Table of Contents of
this issue of Nature itself:
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/dynapage.taf?file=3D/nature/journal/v430/>
n7002/index.html ]Pls repair link] [*see note from HIF-net moderator
below]

 The Outlook and a collection of past Nature material is also available
free in a special Malaria Focus on:
http://www.nature.com/nature/focus/malaria/ (this includes two previous
supplements more focussed on research aspects, whereas the current
supplement, as well as considering research aspects, also includes
broader political and control perspectives), 

Outlook -- Malaria -- 19th August 2004

Table of contents

Plague of my people
PASCOAL MOCUMBI
"It is high time we addressed the widening inequities that characterize
our planet today. We need to focus our energies towards achieving basic
healthcare for all." Pascoal Mocumbi, former prime minister of
Mozambique doi:10.1038/430925a

Between hope and a hard place
BRIAN GREENWOOD
Campaigns against malaria are multiplying, but so are malaria deaths.
Brian Greenwood asks what can be done to turn the tide.

Power to the people
DECLAN BUTLER
In Africa, where malaria hits hardest, scientists are crying out for
countries to take matters into their own hands, says Declan Butler.

An attack on all fronts
RICHARD KLAUSNER AND PEDRO ALONSO
To win the fight against malaria we will need to scale up existing
programmes and develop new weapons, say Richard Klausner and Pedro
Alonso.

Where did it all go wrong?
AMIR ATTARAN
International agencies have failed to meet their own malaria performance
targets and should be held to account, says Amir Attaran.

The invisible victims
ROBERT W. SNOW
We need to know how bad the malaria situation is before we can make it
better, says Robert Snow.

Struggling to make an impact
APOORVA MANDAVILLI

Taking aim at mosquitoes
JANET HEMINGWAY
The malaria vector is back in scientists' sights, says Janet Hemingway,
with insecticides and transgenic insects offering fresh hope.

The long and winding road
JULIE CLAYTON AND DECLAN BUTLER
Documentary makers can get as close to the war zones of disease as
doctors and researchers - perhaps even closer. Julie Clayton and Declan
Butler talk to Kevin Hull about his experiences.

Strength in unity
MELINDA MOREE, SARAH EWART & CARTER DIGGS
The world must increase collaboration to meet the pressing need for a
malaria vaccine, argue Carter Diggs, Sarah Ewart and Melinda Moree.

Save the children
STEPHEN HOFFMAN
Creating a malaria vaccine will be tough. But Africa needs one now more
than ever, says Stephen Hoffman.

Winning the drugs war
ROBERT RIDLEY AND YEYA TOURE
We have the science to make new antimalarials, say Robert Ridley and
Yeya Toure, but we need better mechanisms and resources to develop drugs
and deliver them.

Know thine enemy
DANIEL CARUCCI
The malaria and mosquito genomes will allow us to find new drug and
vaccine targets, says Daniel Carucci.

[* Note from HIF-net moderator: When I tested this URL it was
unobtainable. But I was able to locate the information at: 
http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/dynapage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v430/n70
02/index.html]

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