UN Special Envoy for Malaria: Now is Our Moment to End Malaria

Media cycles often deliver the gravest of news, especially when it comes to public health. Recent global outbreaks of Zika and Ebola have captured the public's attention, and for good reason given the severity of these diseases. But on this World Malaria Day, I would like to disrupt the news cycles with a bit of optimism. Why you may ask? Because global efforts to defeat malaria--one of the most relentless global health emergencies of our time--are working. In fact, the fight against malaria over the past 15 years represents one of the greatest success stories in the history of public health.

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