Global Malaria Crisis Intensifies in 2024
Recent Developments
01WHO reported in December 2025 that malaria cases reached 282 million and deaths reached 610,000 in 2024, with about 95% of deaths in the WHO African Region.
02WHO warned in April 2025 that foreign-aid cuts could reverse malaria progress and that more than half of surveyed malaria-endemic country offices reported moderate or severe disruptions to malaria services.
03WHO data updated in October 2026 continued to show the African Region accounting for an estimated 94% of global malaria cases and 95% of deaths in 2024, with 75% of deaths among children under 5.
Interventions
- WHO-supported malaria prevention, diagnosis, and treatment programs across endemic countries, especially in Africa.
- Global Fund and Gavi financing for malaria control and vaccine-related interventions, highlighted by WHO as critical to sustaining progress.
- Country-level elimination and control programs in malaria-endemic regions, including the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region where 2024 estimates also remain high.
What Works
- High-coverage insecticide-treated nets, rapid diagnostic testing, and prompt artemisinin-based combination therapy remain core evidence-based malaria control measures supported by WHO programs.
- Sustained financing for surveillance, prevention, and treatment has already prevented more than 2 billion cases and nearly 13 million deaths since 2000.
- Targeted interventions for children under 5 and high-burden countries such as Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are critical because a large share of deaths is concentrated there.
How to Help
- Donate to reputable malaria-control organizations and global health funds supporting prevention and treatment in endemic countries.
- Support local and international NGOs that distribute bed nets, diagnostics, and medicines in high-burden regions.
- Advocate for sustained government and donor funding for malaria programs, especially in African countries facing service disruptions.
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MSF’s strategy is to deliver *direct, fast, and independent* medical assistance in places where people are in immediate danger and routine health systems cannot function.[2][4][6] The organization emphasizes medical impartiality and neutrality, meaning it treats people according to need rather than nationality, politics, religion, or other status markers, and it relies on financial independence to reduce external influence over its work.[4][6] Operationally, MSF combines rapid emergency deployment with long-term field presence when crises become protracted.[1][4][6] Teams of clinicians, logisticians, epidemiologists, mental health specialists, and other staff adapt services to local conditions, often working alongside local personnel in highly insecure environments; MSF also uses public advocacy when it believes witness testimony and pressure are needed to improve access to care or address systemic barriers.[1][4][5][6]
Malaria No More UK works by advocacy, policy engagement, and public campaigns aimed at sustaining financing and political attention for malaria. Its program approach focuses on mobilizing leaders and institutions to keep malaria high on the global health agenda and to support broader access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and innovation.
Coordinates global malaria strategies, publishes annual World Malaria Reports to track progress and identify gaps, supports rollout of vaccines like RTS,S and R21 in 17-24 countries delivering over 10.5 million doses, promotes data-driven decision-making and surveillance to address resistance and climate threats, and certifies malaria-free countries (44 as of 2024).
AMF tackles malaria primarily by funding and tracking the distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets, a core vector-control intervention. Its 2024 activity updates show continued malaria-focused operations and reporting around net campaigns, which are intended to reduce mosquito bites and interrupt transmission in endemic communities.
