The future of the fight against malaria

Malaria has not made the headlines lately — does that mean we’re winning the fight against the disease?

Leopoldo Villegas, one of the most seasoned malaria experts in the world, talks about lingering challenges in the global fight against the mosquito-borne infectious disease in an interview with Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar.

In our video interview, Villegas also predicts which countries will struggle the most to end malaria, and how globalization and drug resistance may complicate that fight.

Villegas, who has contracted malaria more than 20 times, currently serves as senior infectious diseases specialist with ICF International. He spoke with Kumar on the fringes of last month’s Devex Partnerships & Career Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Click on the above video to hear Villegas’s take on how a “mix” of targeted interventions can offset potential funding gaps in the fight against malaria.

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