Why malaria still persists in much of AfricaWe think of malaria as a problem faced only by humid, hot countries. Much of the developed world countries eliminated malaria in the 1950s through an increase in prosperity, housing and breakthroughs in medication and insecticides. Yet, much of the malaria problem has stubbornly remained in Africa, where it kills more than half a million people every year. First, the malaria parasite found in Africa is the deadliest, and strains have developed resistance to the common medicine chloroquine. The Global Malaria Eradication Program was established in 1955, then abandoned in 1969 because the goal was deemed unachievable.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 12, 2023 01:50 UTC