Heads of State and Government gathered at the United Nations General Assembly, UNGA, have issued a stern warning about the resurgence of malaria, Edum News reports.
They noted that there is urgent need to increase funding for malaria prevention to ward off a potential increase in the number of new malaria cases and deaths.
According to them, failure to do so, they caution, could lead to a resurgence of the disease within the next five years resulting in an additional 137.2 million malaria cases and up to 337,000 deaths between 2027 and 2029.
Giving the warning ahead of the Global Fund Replenishment in 2025, following concerns from new modelling conducted by the Malaria Atlas Project, the world leaders say that even if current funding levels are maintained, a perfect storm of threats could still result in 112 million more cases and 280,000 deaths due to malaria.
Written by Hope James
