A Thai health official performs a blood test on children at a Malaria clinic PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/Getty Images

Staying on Track to End Malaria

The world has spent decades fighting to eradicate malaria, and has formally committed to doing so by 2030. But despite the remarkable progress that has been made, the emergence of insecticide-resistant mosquitoes and drug-resistant strains of the disease itself show that much work remains to be done.

BASEL – Ending an epidemic is a marathon undertaking, and in the case of malaria, we are nearing the finish line. But we will need to keep up the momentum.

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