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Eliminate malaria once and for all or it will come back stronger, UN warned
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Heads of state and experts came together in a show of unity to call for urgent action on malaria at the UN general assembly on Friday, saying progress on eradicating the disease faced serious setbacks from mosquitoes’ growing resistance to insecticides, and the decreased effectiveness of antimalarial drugs and diagnostic tests.
Leaders have warned that funding shortfalls were placing lifesaving malaria treatments out of reach of many people at risk, threatening plans to eradicate the disease by 2030.
The increasing frequency of extreme weather events, such as flooding and cyclones, across the continent in recent years further raises the likelihood of mosquito-borne diseases.
Mozambique, for instance, witnessed spikes in malaria after Cyclone Freddy earlier this year, and such disasters make it harder for medication and services to reach affected areas.
“It’s a vicious cycle that we have to overcome,” said Dr Michael Adekunle Charles, the head of the RBM Partnership to End Malaria, a global platform for coordinated action against the disease.
Experts have warned that while the vaccines were a significant breakthrough, they were not a “silver bullet” that would end malaria and there should be no letup in other measures to curb the disease.
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