Lancet Commission 2019: Malaria Eradication
2019
This report from The Lancet critically analyzes decades of international progress towards complete malaria eradication, and outlines the necessary steps that must be taken in order to achieve this global goal due to recent stagnation in progress. Currently, more than half of the world’s countries are malaria-free, due to a surge of action from the international community. Of note, annual domestic and international spending on malaria has increased from roughly US $1.5 billion in 2000 to $4.3 billion in 2016. Due to this remarkable progress—attributed to new technologies and increased political and financial commitment—this Lancet Commission convened to consider ways in which complete malaria eradication can be feasible and affordable for countries across the world. Not only does the Commission conclude that malaria eradication would lead to gargantuan social and economic rewards related to other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but also that this goal can be achieved in this generation, with appropriate financing, research, development, innovation, and deployment of new training tools. The report is accompanied by an executive summary, a summary video, and an infographic.
Lancet Commission 2019: Malaria Eradication
Source:
Feachem RGA et al. Malaria Eradication Within a Generation: Ambitious, Achievable, and Necessary. The Lancet 2019. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31139-0.