Malaria cases rise in SADC region, making 2030 elimination target harder

Recent data show malaria cases have increased across the Southern African Development Community over the past two years, and the World Health Organization now says its goal to eliminate the disease by 2030 is more difficult to achieve. Four countries—Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Angola and Tanzania—account for 22.9 % of the global malaria burden, while national programmes are overstretched and more frequent extreme‑weather events raise transmission risk.