Ministry of Health and Sanitation, has reaffirmed its commitment to fighting malaria through increased investment in prevention and treatment interventions across the country.
Speaking on Friday during the commemoration of World Malaria Day in Lilongwe, Health Minister Madalitso Baloyi said Malawi has made progress in the fight against malaria, in which it has recorded 5.4 million malaria cases in 2025, about four million fewer cases compared to 2024, alongside a reduction in malaria related deaths from 2,252 to 1,629.
“We are also saying we can do more, each and every person can take responsibility by for example cleaning the environment so that we can control the breeding of mosquitos in our communities’, added Baloyi.
Baloyi said Malawi is focusing on key areas, including investing in new tools to combat drug and insecticide resistance, while also empowering communities to take a leading role in malaria prevention efforts.
She said Malawi will continue strengthening the procurement and distribution of malaria commodities to all public health service delivery points.
“As government, in 2025 we distributed over 17 million mosquito nets just to make sure that Malawians are sleeping under mosquito nets and the President of Malawi is making sure that health of Malawians is put first”, she added.
The minister further appealed to communities to take responsibility for protecting their health by ensuring that families sleep under insecticide-treated mosquito nets every night and maintain clean surroundings.
She said ending malaria in Malawi is possible through collective action involving communities, health workers and development partners.
She said ending malaria in Malawi is possible through collective action involving communities, health workers and development partners.
In his remarks, the World Health Organization Representative to Malawi, Dr Charles Njuguna, called for renewed commitment in the fight against malaria, saying the disease continues to claim lives despite the progress made in prevention and treatment.
Njuguna said the latest World Malaria Report estimates that there were about 282 million malaria cases worldwide between 2024 and 2025, with more than 610,000 deaths recorded, most of them involving children under the age of five.
He urged government, development partners and communities to strengthen efforts towards malaria elimination by 2030.
World Malaria Day is observed on April 25 each year, providing an opportunity to share experiences and strengthen efforts in the fight against the disease.
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