Malaria transmissions in Africa predicted to decrease from 2025 due to changes driven by climate change

Changes in climate will cause a net decrease in the number of locations in Africa suitable for malaria transmissions from 2025, new research shows.

Malaria is a climate-sensitive disease that caused 619,000 deaths in 2021 against over 247 million cases.

The reduction in cases in Africa has slowed, or even reversed, in recent years, due to less investment in malaria control on a global scale. This makes understanding malaria transmission and the causes behind it even more vital.

New research supports the idea that locations suitable for transmission of the disease will decrease after the next few years due to changes in the amount of surface water and temperature.

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