Malaria programs are facing a series of new challenges that are making it more difficult to defeat the disease, U.S. Global Malaria Coordinator David Walton said during a Devex event on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly.
These include new species of mosquitoes transmitting malaria, parasite resistance to insecticides and antimalarial medications, as well as climate change that is making it more difficult to implement key interventions.
Climate change has been linked to an increase in frequency of extreme weather events such as flooding, which opens up opportunities for malaria-carrying mosquitoes to breed. Such events also make it difficult for households to protect themselves from getting malaria.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
