Africa: New Tools Saved a Million Lives From Malaria Last Year but Progress Under Threat As Drug Resistance Rises

Africa: Malaria - Drug Resistance and Underfunding Threaten Progress Towards Eliminating Killer Disease

The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses one of the most acute risks to control efforts across Africa and beyond.

WHO: Malaria progress stalls as Africa bears overwhelming burden

WHO warns that without accelerated action, global targets for 2025 and 2030 will remain out of reach.

New Malaria Tools Save 1 Million Lives But Progress Under Threat, Says WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) annual World Malaria Report has revealed that new malaria tools, including dual-ingredient nets and vaccines, prevented an estimated 170 million cases and one million deaths in 2024. The WHO disclosed this on its official X on Thursday. It further noted that since its first approval of the world’s first malaria vaccines in 2021, 24 countries have introduced the vaccines into their routine immunisation programm…

Global Malaria Threat Deepens As Drug Resistance Rises

Global malaria programmes have helped to save an estimated 14 million lives between 2000 and 2024, but growing drug resistance is threatening to undermine years of hard-won gains, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report has shown. Last year, the world recorded 280 million malaria cases and more than 600,000 deaths, with Africa accounting for […]

Malaria: Drug resistance and underfunding threaten progress towards eliminating killer disease

The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses one of the most acute risks to control efforts across Africa and beyond.