The US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) says the US government, through USAID, has provided Malawi with 400 million dollars and approximately K700 million for the prevention and control activities of malaria in the country since 2006.

PMI Team Leader for Malawi, Jannel Rough, is speaking in Balaka at the launch of the 2024 Insecticide Treated Nets Mass Distribution Campaign and Commemoration of the SADC malaria week.

Rough says with Malawi making progress in reducing malaria prevalence to 70 percent since 2013, they will continue to support the country in fighting against its incidences in both children and pregnant women.

Deputy Minister of Health Halima Daudi says every Malawian is at risk of suffering from malaria, as 6.4 million cases were confirmed in 2023.

Meanwhile, National Response Officer for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Malawi, Dr. Michael Kayange, says malaria remains a health problem, as nearly 200 million people are diagnosed with malaria every year globally.