Malaria and Global Health Security

Malaria continues to pose a significant threat to global health security, particularly in regions with fragile health systems. As both a cause and consequence of poverty, malaria exemplifies the complex interplay between socioeconomic conditions and infectious disease burden. Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria persists due to gaps in funding, health infrastructure, and political commitment. Several actors in the global health and development financing space have been calling for increased coordination and collaboration to generate synergies across disease areas that will generate greater levels of impact rather than prioritizing one disease area over another.

This session will use malaria as a lens to explore the broader challenges and opportunities in combating infectious diseases. In this session, speakers from the German government, Medicines for Malaria Venture, the RBM Partnership to end malaria, AMREF, Africa CDC and EDCTP will examine the systemic, financial, and human resource barriers to malaria elimination, as well as the key drivers that can accelerate progress. By focusing on malaria, the session will highlight strategies that can also strengthen responses to other infectious diseases worldwide.