UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control

21/08/2026

Another Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Pretoria Research Days done and dusted! 🎉 Congratulations to Dr Henrico Langeveld, representing UP ISMC, on winning second place for his semi-plenary oral presentation. 👏

Thank you to our postgraduate students who attended, participated and helped man the stand, and to the organisers for an interesting and well-organised Research Day.

20/08/2026

🦟 World Mosquito Day highlights the importance of understanding mosquitoes and preventing mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria. On this day we celebrate the people and science behind the fight against this killer disease.

This year is also a special one for the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control (UP ISMC), which celebrates 15 years of research, innovation, education and impact.

To mark this milestone, researchers, students, alumni, collaborators and partners gathered at UP’s Future Africa campus to celebrate the Institute’s journey, reflect on its achievements and look towards the next chapter.

From vector control and parasite research to drug discovery, environmental health, geospatial science and health promotion, the UP ISMC’s work demonstrates the breadth of expertise needed to tackle malaria.

On this World Mosquito Day, we invite you to celebrate with us – not only the work being done to understand and control malaria, but the people, partnerships and research that have shaped 15 years of the UP ISMC.

👉 Read about our recent celebration event... https://www.up.ac.za/up-institute-for-sustainable-malaria-control/news/institute-sustainable-malaria-control-celebrates-15-years-of-malaria-research-innovation-and

19/08/2026

Dr Henrico Langeveld from our Parasite Control Cluster in action at the Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Pretoria Research Days! 🦟🔬

Henrico was invited to deliver a semiplenary presentation on his PhD research, “From cell biology to drug discovery: Aurora kinase inhibition as an antimalarial strategy in Plasmodium falciparum.”

Amazing work and a fantastic talk showcasing the innovative research taking place in malaria parasite control at UP! 👏

19/08/2026

19/08/2026

Our Director shares his thoughts about Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Pretoria Research Days.

19/08/2026

Did you know...?
Visit the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control stand at Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Pretoria Research Days, to find out what you need to know about malaria.

19/08/2026

Welcome to Faculty of Health Sciences - University of Pretoria Research Days 2026!
Come learn more about malaria and our research at the UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control stand. Win one of our famous wire mozzies.
Looking forwarrd to share our malaria knowledge with you...

12/08/2026

This International Youth Day, we explore how food can become a creative bridge between science, culture and health promotion; helping make malaria messages more meaningful and engaging for young people, the “missing middle”.

Presented during the Advanced Leadership Programme for the Elimination of Malaria (ALPEM) Module 3, the food-based experience challenged malaria leaders to think differently about who they are communicating with, what matters to their audiences, and how best to reach them on the journey towards malaria elimination.

🍽️ From mosquito breeding and prevention to testing, treatment and recovery, food became the starting point for conversation, learning and engagement.

Different contexts. Common aspirations. One shared goal: a malaria-free future.

Click here to explore more... https://www.up.ac.za/up-institute-for-sustainable-malaria-control/news/reaching-missing-middle-using-food-connect-young-people-malaria-messages

25/05/2026

Africa Day is a moment to reflect on both unity and diversity across the continent, and malaria reminds us why this matters. The burden of malaria is not the same everywhere: it is shaped by different climates, health systems, cultures, and lived realities across Africa. These differences influence how communities experience the disease and how prevention and control efforts need to be designed and delivered.
Recognising this complexity is essential if we are to strengthen shared, cross-border responses. A one-size-fits-all approach is not enough! Effective malaria control depends on context, collaboration, and locally grounded solutions that reflect Africa’s many realities while working toward a shared goal: elimination.
Click the link to learn more…
https://www.up.ac.za/up-institute-for-sustainable-malaria-control/news/africa-day-and-malaria-one-continent-different-realities-shared-responsibility

01/05/2026

On Workers’ Day, we recognise the workforce behind malaria control. Across southern Africa, spray teams, clinicians, surveillance officers, community health workers, and researchers work daily to prevent, detect, and treat malaria.
In cross-border initiatives such as MOSASWA (Mozambique, South Africa, Eswatini), implementation and research come together through partnerships like Goodbye Malaria and the UP ISMC – combining delivery, evidence, and capacity building.

Malaria elimination is not achieved by systems alone, but by people! Today, we honour them.
👉 Click to read more: https://www.up.ac.za/up-institute-for-sustainable-malaria-control/news/people-behind-malaria-elimination-honouring-workforce-frontlines