Global action on malaria is stalling. In some countries it could be a greater threat than COVID

Dec 10, 2020

Malaria is a preventable but life-threatening disease transmitted by the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes. Image: REUTERS/Edgar Su

Victoria Masterson

Senior Writer, Forum Agenda

Our Impact

The Big Picture

Explore and monitor how Global Health is affecting economies, industries and global issues

A hand holding a looking glass by a lake

Crowdsource Innovation

Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale

Stay up to date:

Global Health

Have you read?

Global trends in a) malaria case incidence rate (cases per 1000 population at risk), b) mortality rate (deaths per 100 000 population at risk), 2000–2019.

Deaths from Malaria have fallen consistently since 2007, but progress is slowing. Image: WHO World Malaria Report 2020

Discover

What is the World Economic Forum doing to manage emerging risks from COVID-19?

Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

More on Global Health
See all

What is World AIDS Day and why does it matter?

Shyam Bishen

November 28, 2023

What's 'holistic health' and how does it relate to improved performance at work?

Charlotte Edmond

November 27, 2023

Smoking bans: These countries are tackling tobacco use

Andrea Willige and Ian Shine

November 27, 2023

WHO declares loneliness a health threat, and other health stories you need to know this week

Shyam Bishen

November 23, 2023

This is how biodiversity loss impacts medicine and human health

Kate Whiting

November 23, 2023

4:49

Superbugs caused by antibiotic resistance are a rising threat. Here's how we can beat them