WHO warns: Malaria funding cuts risk disease resurgence

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a new report that malaria cases and deaths rose globally last year due to funding cuts and the growing threat of drug resistance.

The WHO said cuts to international aid increased the risk of outbreaks and a resurgence of malaria, but funding levels were already below the appropriate level.

In 2024, an estimated 282 million malaria cases and 610,000 deaths were estimated, about nine million additional cases and 12,000 deaths more than the previous year.

Gareth Jenkins, managing director of the non-profit Malaria No More UK, said in a statement that the increase in cases in 2024 is all the more worrying as it still does not take into account the impact of funding cuts from this year.

The report found that in 2024, global funding for malaria control was estimated at $3.9 billion, slightly lower than a year earlier and far below the $9.3 billion that health authorities say is needed.

Malaria is one of the world's biggest public health challenges, spread to people by mosquitoes infected with a parasite, making it harder to eliminate than other diseases that spread between people. /CNA

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