Every time we visit a clinic in Ghana or in Niger, we see mothers cradling feverish children, waiting for a malaria test. Some will recover. Too many won’t. 

This month, as we mark World Malaria Day (April 25th), we’re reminded that while the world moved on from COVID-19, malaria never left. It’s still here, stealing lives, draining economies, and holding back our continent.

Five years ago, the world came to a standstill because of COVID-19. Borders closed, economies shuddered, and for the first time in a while, wealthy nations felt the threat of an unchecked pandemic. At that moment, global health became a priority. But today, as the world returns to "business as usual," other health crises persist: TB, HIV, malaria, and others. Malaria still kills over 600,000 people a year, most of them African children under five.

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