For the first time, ending malaria in our lifetime is a real possibility. New vaccines, treatments, malaria control tools and pioneering technologies — including genetic modification of mosquitos and long-acting injectables — are in development. Already, 25 countries are rolling out malaria vaccines to protect 10 million children a year. Next-generation mosquito nets now make up 84 per cent of all new nets distributed. Nationally-led programmes are driving change. The possibility has never been greater.

On World Malaria Day (April 25) this year, the World Health Organization joins its partners to launch the campaign ‘Driven to end malaria: Now we can. Now we must’. This is a rallying cry to grasp the moment — to protect lives now and fund a malaria-free future.

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Published on April 20, 2026