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Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

A weekly programme looking at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them.

Presenter Myra Anubi speaks to reporters, experts and innovators to investigate how effective different solutions are, share their successes and inspire listeners with what is possible.

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People Fixing The World: The house that fights malaria

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The house that fights malaria

08/02/2022 GMT

BBC World Service - People Fixing The World, The house that fights malaria

Innovative ideas in the battle against mosquitos

The innovators using buildings, lights, genes and vaccines in the battle against the mosquito-borne disease.

Malaria kills more than half a million people per year. We meet the innovators who are using buildings, lights, genes and vaccines to fight the mosquito-borne disease.
 
In Ghana, a young woman has turned her school project into a business, selling lights that electrocute mosquitos and help kids study.
 
In Tanzania, researchers have designed a house with porous walls that diffuse human breath and keep the people inside hidden from mosquitos.
 
In London, scientists are using genetic engineering to reduce female mosquito fertility, aiming one day to make a dent in the wild population.
 
And in Kenya and Malawi, a new malaria vaccine is being tested, offering hope to millions of people.
 
Presenter: Jo Mathys
Reporter: Rumella Dasgupta
 
Image: A Star Home (Credit: Star Homes Project)

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