Accelerating Fight Against Malaria

Malaria is still a scourge for humanity. The disease is primarily transmitted to humans through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. The disease not only continues to directly endanger our health and cost lives, but it also perpetuates a vicious cycle of inequity. In particular, the risk of malaria is largely visible among people living in the most vulnerable situations including pregnant women, infants, children under five years of age, migrants and internally displaced people. More importantly, indigenous people also continue to be at high risk of malaria due to the remote local locations and the surrounding social and environmental conditions in which they live.