Tanzania, April 21 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is scaling up the fight against malaria by introducing advanced gene-modification technology targeting mosquitoes that transmit the disease.

The ministry of Health said it will continue deploying a combination of interventions, including the emerging "gene drive" technology, which alters mosquito genes to eliminate their ability to spread malaria.

Other measures to be maintained include the use of insecticide-treated bed nets and larvicides to destroy mosquito breeding sites.

Speaking over the weekend in Bagamoyo during a meeting of health experts organised by the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), the Director of Policy, Research and Innovation at the ministry of Health, Dr Tumainiel...