A MALARIA ​RESURGENCE WILL STEAL LIVES AND CRUSH ECONOMIES
Our new report is a warning to global leaders that unless the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria meets its 8th Replenishment target, the world risks the biggest malaria resurgence on record - costing lives, holding back African economies, and disrupting global trade.
MEET THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND DEADLIEST CREATURE ON EARTH
WHAT'S THE COST OF CUTTING MALARIA FUNDING?
The evidence is clear - funding malaria is not just a health investment, it fuels growth, protects trade, and secures a stronger, safer and more prosperous world for all. Underfund it and risk triggering the biggest malaria resurgence on record, undermining economic potential and overarching global growth.
$83 BILLION
DROP
If malaria prevention collapses, Africa could lose $83 billion in GDP by 2030. If we stay on track to ending malaria it could boost economies by $231 billion.
$19.7 BILLION
DROP
School age children could face a $19.7 billion loss in their future earnings, through missed school, workdays and reduced lifetime earnings.
$3.4 BILLION DROP
It will put $3.4 billion in global trade with G7 countries at risk, compared with a potential $10.3 billion boost if we stay on track to end malaria.
WHY IS INVESTMENT NEEDED NOW?
2025 is a crucial year for the malaria fight as we enter the 8th Replenishment cycle for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. Efforts to control and eliminate malaria are in jeopardy as communities and programmes face the fallout of recent funding cuts. We are now in a perfect storm for a malaria resurgence, with extreme weather events, rising drug and insecticide resistance, humanitarian crises, and global insecurity. At a time when economic growth across Africa remains fragile, a resurgence of malaria could have devastating consequences.
Two decades of progress are at risk- costing lives, disrupting businesses and trade, and threatening the livelihoods of millions.
GLOBAL LEADERS MUST INVEST IN MALARIA AND THE GLOBAL FUND TO SAVE LIVES AND UNLOCK ECONOMIC GROWTH
Our new report comes at a pivotal time in global health history. The potential economic realities at stake are clear, invest in malaria and the Global Fund and support African prosperity and global trade. Limit support and a malaria resurgence could hit vulnerable communities hardest and hold back growing economies.
RESURGENT MALARIA: REAL LIFE IMPACT
These real stories reveal the true impact of what could become the largest rise in malaria cases and deaths on record. They show, at scale, the devastating increase in infant mortality, the loss of livelihoods, and the diminished economic potential that would follow.
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WHAT THE GLOBAL FUND DOES TO FIGHT MALARIA
This report models the economic and social consequences of different malaria funding scenarios, ahead of the 8th replenishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria later this year. This is a vital institution that plays a pivotal role in the malaria fight, without it being fully funded we risk a huge rise in malaria cases and deaths.
