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Eswatini's Malaria Elimination Hindered by Funding and Resistance

4/16/2026

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Eswatini faces challenges to malaria elimination from climate change, aid cuts, and insecticide resistance, reporting 2024 malaria cases at 362, while the health minister remains optimistic about elimination through improved border controls and health surveillance.
Mozambique reported 11.6 million malaria cases.
Mark Edington of the Global Fund noted decreased funding and increased resistance complicate elimination goals.
The malaria season is extending, coinciding with the sugarcane harvest, increasing breeding for mosquitoes.

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Story summary

Eswatini faces challenges to malaria elimination from climate change, aid cuts, and insecticide resistance, reporting 2024 malaria cases at 362, while the health minister remains optimistic about elimination through improved border controls and health surveillance.
Mozambique reported 11.6 million malaria cases.
Mark Edington of the Global Fund noted decreased funding and increased resistance complicate elimination goals.
The malaria season is extending, coinciding with the sugarcane harvest, increasing breeding for mosquitoes.