Despite the staggering burden, researchers and public health organizations are calling for malaria to be eradicated by 2050. It is without a doubt a bold ambition. ... “In fact, between 2015 and 2017 we had increases in cases of malaria in 55 countries and we had increases in death due to malaria in 38 countries.”

How long until malaria is eradicated?

"For too long, malaria eradication has been a distant dream, but now we have evidence that malaria can and should be eradicated by 2050," said Sir Richard Feachem, one of the report authors.

How can malaria be eliminated?

Elimination in the Twenty-First Century

Increased investment in research and development resulted in highly effective malaria control tools—notably, long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), rapid diagnostic tests, and artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs).