Nepals to push malaria goal to 2030 as 2026 proves unattainable

Health officials blame rising indigenous and imported cases, budget cuts, open southern border, and climate change for the failure.

Nepal’s health authorities are mulling postponing the malaria elimination target to 2030, aligning with the World Health Organisation’s target, after efforts to contain the spread of the disease proved ineffective and it became impossible to declare the country ‘malaria-free’ by the 2026 deadline.