Daijiworld Media Network - Geneva

Geneva, Dec 6: After years of significant progress, malaria is once again on the rise, fuelled by fast-spreading drug resistance and strained health systems, according to the latest World Malaria Report 2025 released by the World Health Organization (WHO). The report reveals that in 2024, an estimated 282 million people contracted malaria worldwide, up by around 9 million from the previous year, and approximately 610,000 lives were lost to the disease.

The report highlights that unless countries act urgently and collectively, global efforts against one of humanity’s oldest and deadliest parasites could suffer serious setbacks. The African region bore the brunt of the outbreak, accounting for 94 percent of cases and 95 percent of deaths, with the majorit

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