Ending malaria in Africa needs to focus on poverty: quick fixes won't cut it

By Silas Majambere, Director of Scientific Operations at the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association and Associate Professor of Medical Entomology, Université des sciences, des techniques et des technologies de Bamako

Globally more than 400,000 people die of malaria annually. Africa carries a disproportionate burden of the disease. In 2019, 94% of deaths and cases were recorded in the region.

History shows that two centuries ago, malaria was ravaging some countries in Europe at rates similar to those being experienced in Africa…

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