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Funding Cuts Risk Malaria Resurgence in Kenya

4/26/2025

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In Kenya, the abrupt halt of the Indoor Residual Spraying campaign, triggered by U.S. funding cuts, has put countless lives at risk from malaria—a disease that claims nearly 600,000 lives each year, predominantly in Africa. Experts fear that this funding loss, coupled with climate change and growing treatment resistance, could undo years of progress and spark a dangerous resurgence of the disease.

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Story summary

In Kenya, the abrupt halt of the Indoor Residual Spraying campaign, triggered by U.S. funding cuts, has put countless lives at risk from malaria—a disease that claims nearly 600,000 lives each year, predominantly in Africa. Experts fear that this funding loss, coupled with climate change and growing treatment resistance, could undo years of progress and spark a dangerous resurgence of the disease.