When floods hit, the risk of malaria follows: how disaster systems can prepare better
By Tiaan de Jager, Director: UP Institute for Sustainable Malaria Control, University of Pretoria
Taneshka Kruger, UP ISMC: Project Manager and Coordinator, University of Pretoria
When floods sweep through southern Africa, the most visible damage is immediate: homes washed away, crops destroyed, clinics disrupted, families displaced. These images dominate headlines and humanitarian appeals.
But as floodwaters recede, a quieter, slower-moving…
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