Every year, malaria kills about a million people worldwide, 90% of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Prize winner Muntaser Ibrahim studies the connection between malaria, human communities and genes.

Two distinguished researchers have been selected to give the TWAS Medal Lectures on their work next year at the Academy’s annual General Meeting. The lectures are one the organization’s highest honours, featuring some of the most prominent accomplishments by elected TWAS members.

TWAS has announced the winners of the TWAS Prizes for 2014 at the Academy's 25th General Meeting in Muscat, Oman.

The election took place at the Academy's 25th General Meeting in Muscat, Oman, on Sunday, 26 October 2014.

Scientists have a responsibility to nurture a new generation of researchers, and that's a central part of the TWAS mission, says TWAS President Bai Chunli in his address at the 25th TWAS General Meeting in Oman

The South African scientist is a pioneer of life-saving research that protects African women from HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Already her work is saving lives – and it could even provide the foundation for the development of an HIV vaccine.

La scienziata africana riceve il premio più prestigioso della TWAS per le sue ricerche e la sua attività in favore di donne sieropositive

Led by Nobel Laureate and TWAS Fellow Y.T. Lee, four prominent scientists reflect on the potential power of the Sustainable Development Goals. Unless science has a strong role, they agree, solutions will be elusive.

In just over 40 years, Oman’s health care system went from terminally ill to the picture of health. How? A focus on primary care and attracting experienced doctors from other developing nations

At the 25th General Meeting in Muscat, a key focus will be on expanding the TWAS network to include more young scientists, more women, and more developing countries. Cutting-edge research will be in the spotlight, too