Malaria Day 2025

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World Malaria Day 2025 Theme: “Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite.” (Observed annually on April 25th)
Global Malaria Burden: Remains a major health challenge, affecting 263 million people and killing over 600,000 annually. Africa bears 94-95% of the burden.
India’s Progress: Significant decline in malaria cases and deaths between 2015 and 2023. India exited WHO’s High Burden to High Impact (HBHI) list, aiming for malaria-free status by 2030.
Treatment & Prevention: Advanced drugs like chloroquine and artemisinin. Tools like insecticide-treated nets (ITNs). Vaccines: RTS,S/AS01 (Mosquirix) and R21/Matrix-M approved. Chemoprophylaxis and Preventive Chemotherapy.
Global Initiatives: WHO Global Malaria Program and Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030 (aims to reduce malaria cases and deaths by at least 90% by 2030, eliminate malaria in ≥35 countries by 2030 ).E-2025 initiative (WHO has identified 25 countries, with the potential to eradicate malaria by 2025). Genetically Modified Mosquitoes to Fight Against Malaria.
National Initiatives: National Framework for Malaria Elimination 2016-2030, National Vector-Borne Disease Control Programme, MERA-India, HBHI Initiative, National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP).
Historical Context: Malaria significantly impacted human migration, European colonization, and the slave trade. Understanding malaria transmission enabled colonial expansion in Africa.