World malaria report 2025: Growing biological threats, shrinking resources
Abstract
The World Malaria Report 2025 documents operational progress while exposing systemic vulnerabilities that could reverse two decades of gains. Several biological threats are converging in Sub-Saharan Africa: artemisinin partial resistance, parasites evading rapid diagnostic tests, insecticide-resistant mosquitoes, and the spread of Anopheles stephensi into urban areas. This convergence occurs as external funding drops sharply. The resulting situation presents parallels with the period preceding chloroquine failure across Sub-Saharan Africa. A critical difference exists: molecular surveillance tools can now detect resistance before clinical failure occurs. Whether this capacity translates into effective response will depend on decisions made over the coming years.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Malaria Research and Control
Mosquito-borne diseases and control
Genetics
Bioinformatics
and Biomedical Research
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Decoding Infection and Transmission
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Volume
- 4
- Pages
- 100076–100076
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN