Michael Delves
@mjdelves.bsky.social
Associate Prof @ LSHTM/Co-Director of LSHTM Malaria Centre @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social/Malaria cell biology and mosquito transmission/DM me for collaboration and culture protocols.
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MRCG is at the @astmh.bsky.social Annual conference in #Toronto.
An exciting opportunity to share new insights on #malaria & other tropical diseases, and showcase innovative, data-driven approaches to tackling #GlobalHealth challenges.
#TropMed25 #TropicalMedicine #InfectiousDiseases
An exciting opportunity to share new insights on #malaria & other tropical diseases, and showcase innovative, data-driven approaches to tackling #GlobalHealth challenges.
#TropMed25 #TropicalMedicine #InfectiousDiseases
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
MRCG is at the @astmh.bsky.social Annual conference in #Toronto.
An exciting opportunity to share new insights on #malaria & other tropical diseases, and showcase innovative, data-driven approaches to tackling #GlobalHealth challenges.
#TropMed25 #TropicalMedicine #InfectiousDiseases
An exciting opportunity to share new insights on #malaria & other tropical diseases, and showcase innovative, data-driven approaches to tackling #GlobalHealth challenges.
#TropMed25 #TropicalMedicine #InfectiousDiseases
GanLum looks to be a really promising new antimalarial!
New #malaria drug promises to beat resistant strains
In @financialtimes.com, Michael Delves comments on first new anti-malaria treatment for a generation & says it gives reassurance we can continue to save lives if artemisinins fail.
www.ft.com/content/9070...
In @financialtimes.com, Michael Delves comments on first new anti-malaria treatment for a generation & says it gives reassurance we can continue to save lives if artemisinins fail.
www.ft.com/content/9070...
New malaria drug promises to beat resistant strains
Novartis-led project should help curb spread of deadly disease in Africa and Asia
www.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
GanLum looks to be a really promising new antimalarial!
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In response to the @theguardian.com editorial on the uptick in malaria due to #globalhealth funding cuts, I write how this also foreshadwos what’s ahead for a lower-profile but similarly devastating group of pathogens – the neglected tropical diseases.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Aid cuts could set back fragile gains in eliminating neglected tropical diseases | Letter
Letter: In response to an editorial on the uptick in malaria, Prof Heather Ferguson writes that progress against dengue, leprosy, rabies and other conditions could unravel
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In response to the @theguardian.com editorial on the uptick in malaria due to #globalhealth funding cuts, I write how this also foreshadwos what’s ahead for a lower-profile but similarly devastating group of pathogens – the neglected tropical diseases.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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🆕Film by LSHTM explores 'Hidden Malaria' in #India
It goes inside a research project looking at why #malaria persists in regions like Odisha despite declining rates across the country, & hidden reservoirs of #infection that show no symptoms.🦟
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP88...
It goes inside a research project looking at why #malaria persists in regions like Odisha despite declining rates across the country, & hidden reservoirs of #infection that show no symptoms.🦟
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP88...
Hidden Malaria: The hunt for an invisible enemy
YouTube video by LSHTM
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October 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
🆕Film by LSHTM explores 'Hidden Malaria' in #India
It goes inside a research project looking at why #malaria persists in regions like Odisha despite declining rates across the country, & hidden reservoirs of #infection that show no symptoms.🦟
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP88...
It goes inside a research project looking at why #malaria persists in regions like Odisha despite declining rates across the country, & hidden reservoirs of #infection that show no symptoms.🦟
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP88...
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🎥 Out now!
A new film by @lshtm.bsky.social highlights our NIH-funded India ICEMR 🇮🇳 — a multidisciplinary collaboration of scientists and clinicians from India, the UK & US, sharing capacity and generating vital evidence to guide malaria elimination in India and beyond.
#Malaria #GlobalHealth #LSHTM
A new film by @lshtm.bsky.social highlights our NIH-funded India ICEMR 🇮🇳 — a multidisciplinary collaboration of scientists and clinicians from India, the UK & US, sharing capacity and generating vital evidence to guide malaria elimination in India and beyond.
#Malaria #GlobalHealth #LSHTM
🆕Film by LSHTM explores 'Hidden Malaria' in #India
It goes inside a research project looking at why #malaria persists in regions like Odisha despite declining rates across the country, & hidden reservoirs of #infection that show no symptoms.🦟
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP88...
It goes inside a research project looking at why #malaria persists in regions like Odisha despite declining rates across the country, & hidden reservoirs of #infection that show no symptoms.🦟
🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hP88...
Hidden Malaria: The hunt for an invisible enemy
YouTube video by LSHTM
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🎥 Out now!
A new film by @lshtm.bsky.social highlights our NIH-funded India ICEMR 🇮🇳 — a multidisciplinary collaboration of scientists and clinicians from India, the UK & US, sharing capacity and generating vital evidence to guide malaria elimination in India and beyond.
#Malaria #GlobalHealth #LSHTM
A new film by @lshtm.bsky.social highlights our NIH-funded India ICEMR 🇮🇳 — a multidisciplinary collaboration of scientists and clinicians from India, the UK & US, sharing capacity and generating vital evidence to guide malaria elimination in India and beyond.
#Malaria #GlobalHealth #LSHTM
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Do you have an #AI or #DataScience project transforming health research in #Gambia? This is your chance to showcase it!
Submit your poster today & be part of the future of innovation!
Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/4ejrrh6f & send your posters to Ishad35@lshtm.ac.uk
#DataScienceAwarenessMonth
Submit your poster today & be part of the future of innovation!
Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/4ejrrh6f & send your posters to Ishad35@lshtm.ac.uk
#DataScienceAwarenessMonth
September 30, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Do you have an #AI or #DataScience project transforming health research in #Gambia? This is your chance to showcase it!
Submit your poster today & be part of the future of innovation!
Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/4ejrrh6f & send your posters to Ishad35@lshtm.ac.uk
#DataScienceAwarenessMonth
Submit your poster today & be part of the future of innovation!
Register here 👉 tinyurl.com/4ejrrh6f & send your posters to Ishad35@lshtm.ac.uk
#DataScienceAwarenessMonth
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🌍 Join @lshtm.bsky.social’s Global Health Lecture: “Malaria Across Scales: From Global Burden to Cases on Our Doorstep”, exploring resurgence drivers like drug resistance, climate change, & LSHTM’s role 🦟
📆 06 October
🕠 17:30
📍LSHTM (in person only)
🔗 bit.ly/3K7Sy5R
📆 06 October
🕠 17:30
📍LSHTM (in person only)
🔗 bit.ly/3K7Sy5R
Malaria across scales: From global burden to cases on our doorstep | LSHTM
Despite the intensive efforts this millennium for the control and elimination of malaria and success that this has brought, we are at a critical turning point. Interruption of funding, drug and
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September 22, 2025 at 2:17 PM
🌍 Join @lshtm.bsky.social’s Global Health Lecture: “Malaria Across Scales: From Global Burden to Cases on Our Doorstep”, exploring resurgence drivers like drug resistance, climate change, & LSHTM’s role 🦟
📆 06 October
🕠 17:30
📍LSHTM (in person only)
🔗 bit.ly/3K7Sy5R
📆 06 October
🕠 17:30
📍LSHTM (in person only)
🔗 bit.ly/3K7Sy5R
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🚨 New @who.int guidance for malaria in crisis settings 🌍 🦟
Dr Bhargavi Rao, co-author, highlights the significance of the manual for frontline workers and the need to integrate malaria control into broader emergency response.
Read more: bit.ly/469Q1kd
Dr Bhargavi Rao, co-author, highlights the significance of the manual for frontline workers and the need to integrate malaria control into broader emergency response.
Read more: bit.ly/469Q1kd
September 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
🚨 New @who.int guidance for malaria in crisis settings 🌍 🦟
Dr Bhargavi Rao, co-author, highlights the significance of the manual for frontline workers and the need to integrate malaria control into broader emergency response.
Read more: bit.ly/469Q1kd
Dr Bhargavi Rao, co-author, highlights the significance of the manual for frontline workers and the need to integrate malaria control into broader emergency response.
Read more: bit.ly/469Q1kd
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"we found that mosquitoes are drawn to those who avoid sunscreen, drink beer, and share their bed".......
Blood, sweat, and beers: investigating mosquito biting preferences amidst noise and intoxication in a cross-sectional cohort study at a large music festival https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.08.21.671470v1
August 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"we found that mosquitoes are drawn to those who avoid sunscreen, drink beer, and share their bed".......
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Today, we joined the global malaria community to mark #WorldMosquitoDay2025.
From India to The Gambia, malaria continues to pose a serious threat.
@malaria-sam.bsky.social & Annette emphasise the importance of ongoing research in driving malaria control & bringing us closer to elimination.
📽️👀
From India to The Gambia, malaria continues to pose a serious threat.
@malaria-sam.bsky.social & Annette emphasise the importance of ongoing research in driving malaria control & bringing us closer to elimination.
📽️👀
August 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Today, we joined the global malaria community to mark #WorldMosquitoDay2025.
From India to The Gambia, malaria continues to pose a serious threat.
@malaria-sam.bsky.social & Annette emphasise the importance of ongoing research in driving malaria control & bringing us closer to elimination.
📽️👀
From India to The Gambia, malaria continues to pose a serious threat.
@malaria-sam.bsky.social & Annette emphasise the importance of ongoing research in driving malaria control & bringing us closer to elimination.
📽️👀
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Today is #WorldMosquitoDay2025🦟
Watch our film on the impact of hidden #malaria in India & why it continues to pose a serious threat to #PublicHealth. Our experts stress the importance of ongoing research driving malaria control & elimination. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
👇🎥
Watch our film on the impact of hidden #malaria in India & why it continues to pose a serious threat to #PublicHealth. Our experts stress the importance of ongoing research driving malaria control & elimination. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
👇🎥
August 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today is #WorldMosquitoDay2025🦟
Watch our film on the impact of hidden #malaria in India & why it continues to pose a serious threat to #PublicHealth. Our experts stress the importance of ongoing research driving malaria control & elimination. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
👇🎥
Watch our film on the impact of hidden #malaria in India & why it continues to pose a serious threat to #PublicHealth. Our experts stress the importance of ongoing research driving malaria control & elimination. @lshtm-malaria.bsky.social
👇🎥
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Behind every breakthrough is a dedicated face in the lab
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
August 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Behind every breakthrough is a dedicated face in the lab
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
Meet the scientists & technicians @lshtm.bsky.social & @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social working to understand 🦟 & fight malaria, dengue, Zika, & more.
This #WorldMosquitoDay2025, let’s shine a light on their vital work.
👉 bit.ly/45qtn6F
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Ahead of #WorldMosquitoDay2025, we celebrate the brilliant scientists and technicians 👩🏽🔬🔬 at @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social whose dedication helps us better understand mosquitoes 🦟
August 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ahead of #WorldMosquitoDay2025, we celebrate the brilliant scientists and technicians 👩🏽🔬🔬 at @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social whose dedication helps us better understand mosquitoes 🦟
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My latest: Pseudoscience Support @wired.com
I cover it ALL.
RFK Jr & MAHA misinformation, Calley Means’ cancer lies, glucose monitors, hormones in milk, food dyes, Dirty Dozen, fluoride, mRNA vaccine, chemicals, diabetes, hep B, beef tallow, seed oils, and more.
Watch ⬇️⬇️
youtu.be/hfBJTpewWos?si
I cover it ALL.
RFK Jr & MAHA misinformation, Calley Means’ cancer lies, glucose monitors, hormones in milk, food dyes, Dirty Dozen, fluoride, mRNA vaccine, chemicals, diabetes, hep B, beef tallow, seed oils, and more.
Watch ⬇️⬇️
youtu.be/hfBJTpewWos?si
Biomedical Scientist Answers More Pseudoscience Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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August 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
My latest: Pseudoscience Support @wired.com
I cover it ALL.
RFK Jr & MAHA misinformation, Calley Means’ cancer lies, glucose monitors, hormones in milk, food dyes, Dirty Dozen, fluoride, mRNA vaccine, chemicals, diabetes, hep B, beef tallow, seed oils, and more.
Watch ⬇️⬇️
youtu.be/hfBJTpewWos?si
I cover it ALL.
RFK Jr & MAHA misinformation, Calley Means’ cancer lies, glucose monitors, hormones in milk, food dyes, Dirty Dozen, fluoride, mRNA vaccine, chemicals, diabetes, hep B, beef tallow, seed oils, and more.
Watch ⬇️⬇️
youtu.be/hfBJTpewWos?si
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Don't miss our corporate group discount for #DistanceLearning!
Help support staff development & skills with a 30% bursary available for groups of 3 or more sponsored employees enrolling onto any distance learning programme.
Apply by 23 Sept 2025 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Help support staff development & skills with a 30% bursary available for groups of 3 or more sponsored employees enrolling onto any distance learning programme.
Apply by 23 Sept 2025 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
August 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Don't miss our corporate group discount for #DistanceLearning!
Help support staff development & skills with a 30% bursary available for groups of 3 or more sponsored employees enrolling onto any distance learning programme.
Apply by 23 Sept 2025 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
Help support staff development & skills with a 30% bursary available for groups of 3 or more sponsored employees enrolling onto any distance learning programme.
Apply by 23 Sept 2025 👉 www.lshtm.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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#Chikungunya spreads from Indian Ocean islands🌏
Robert Jones explains #ClimateChange & transmission from people travelling unaware they're infected may be factors behind a recent surge in cases.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Robert Jones explains #ClimateChange & transmission from people travelling unaware they're infected may be factors behind a recent surge in cases.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
July 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#Chikungunya spreads from Indian Ocean islands🌏
Robert Jones explains #ClimateChange & transmission from people travelling unaware they're infected may be factors behind a recent surge in cases.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Robert Jones explains #ClimateChange & transmission from people travelling unaware they're infected may be factors behind a recent surge in cases.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
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Two weeks ago today, we held our annual retreat, a vibrant day of discussion, innovation & networking with researchers, students, technicians & admin joining in person and online from @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social, Côte d’Ivoire & beyond. 🌍🦟
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
July 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Two weeks ago today, we held our annual retreat, a vibrant day of discussion, innovation & networking with researchers, students, technicians & admin joining in person and online from @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social, Côte d’Ivoire & beyond. 🌍🦟
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
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Two weeks ago today, we held our annual retreat, a vibrant day of discussion, innovation & networking with researchers, students, technicians & admin joining in person and online from @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social, Côte d’Ivoire & beyond. 🌍🦟
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
July 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Two weeks ago today, we held our annual retreat, a vibrant day of discussion, innovation & networking with researchers, students, technicians & admin joining in person and online from @mrcunitgambia.bsky.social, Côte d’Ivoire & beyond. 🌍🦟
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
🔗 Read more 👉 bit.ly/458cqMJ
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One for the Apicomplexa peeps:
ever wonder how does the IMC grow so fast during progeny formation? Where do all the lipids come from? In our latest work on malaria RBC stages we implicate this monster protein (~6000 residues!) and ER contact sites.
Happy+proud to share and keen to hear thoughts!
ever wonder how does the IMC grow so fast during progeny formation? Where do all the lipids come from? In our latest work on malaria RBC stages we implicate this monster protein (~6000 residues!) and ER contact sites.
Happy+proud to share and keen to hear thoughts!
July 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
One for the Apicomplexa peeps:
ever wonder how does the IMC grow so fast during progeny formation? Where do all the lipids come from? In our latest work on malaria RBC stages we implicate this monster protein (~6000 residues!) and ER contact sites.
Happy+proud to share and keen to hear thoughts!
ever wonder how does the IMC grow so fast during progeny formation? Where do all the lipids come from? In our latest work on malaria RBC stages we implicate this monster protein (~6000 residues!) and ER contact sites.
Happy+proud to share and keen to hear thoughts!
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Are you a physician, nurse, or pharmacist looking to specialise in travel medicine?✈️🌏
Gain the knowledge, practical tools & conceptual framework needed to deliver a modern, evidence-based travel health service with our expertly designed short course.
bit.ly/3Qy7Y0O
Gain the knowledge, practical tools & conceptual framework needed to deliver a modern, evidence-based travel health service with our expertly designed short course.
bit.ly/3Qy7Y0O
July 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Are you a physician, nurse, or pharmacist looking to specialise in travel medicine?✈️🌏
Gain the knowledge, practical tools & conceptual framework needed to deliver a modern, evidence-based travel health service with our expertly designed short course.
bit.ly/3Qy7Y0O
Gain the knowledge, practical tools & conceptual framework needed to deliver a modern, evidence-based travel health service with our expertly designed short course.
bit.ly/3Qy7Y0O
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For those interested in Masters in lab and field based research in infectious disease we have 3 fantastic programmes to choose from MSc Immunology, medical parasitology and entomology and medical microbiology. They benefit from very flexible module choices and summer projects in UK and abroad!
July 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
For those interested in Masters in lab and field based research in infectious disease we have 3 fantastic programmes to choose from MSc Immunology, medical parasitology and entomology and medical microbiology. They benefit from very flexible module choices and summer projects in UK and abroad!
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From surviving malaria as a child to leading cutting-edge research on drug resistance in Africa. Dr Fitsum Tadesse @lshtm.bsky.social is fighting the parasite from both sides. A powerful story of science, and resilience 🧬🌍
Read his journey @NatureMicrobiol 📄
👉 bit.ly/4nWsb22
Read his journey @NatureMicrobiol 📄
👉 bit.ly/4nWsb22
Fighting malaria as a patient and scientist - Nature Microbiology
Fitsum Tadesse was infected with malaria as a young child in Ethiopia and faced challenges to access efficacious treatment during a time of widespread drug resistance. Today, as a scientist in Africa,...
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July 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
From surviving malaria as a child to leading cutting-edge research on drug resistance in Africa. Dr Fitsum Tadesse @lshtm.bsky.social is fighting the parasite from both sides. A powerful story of science, and resilience 🧬🌍
Read his journey @NatureMicrobiol 📄
👉 bit.ly/4nWsb22
Read his journey @NatureMicrobiol 📄
👉 bit.ly/4nWsb22
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Professor Umberto D’Alessandro, #MRCG Unit Director shares insights on the first malaria medicine approved for babies.
“Babies have been systematically excluded from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of antimalarial treatments….”
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwftby5h
#EndMalaria
“Babies have been systematically excluded from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of antimalarial treatments….”
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwftby5h
#EndMalaria
Expert Comment: First malaria medicine for babies approved | LSHTM
The first malaria treatment specifically developed for newborn babies and young infants has been approved for use. The approval, by Switzerland’s medical agency Swissmedic, of Coartem Baby
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July 9, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Professor Umberto D’Alessandro, #MRCG Unit Director shares insights on the first malaria medicine approved for babies.
“Babies have been systematically excluded from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of antimalarial treatments….”
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwftby5h
#EndMalaria
“Babies have been systematically excluded from clinical trials assessing the safety and efficacy of antimalarial treatments….”
Read more: tinyurl.com/mwftby5h
#EndMalaria