Rwanda is on course to achieve the World Health Organisation's (WHO) Global Technical Strategy target of a 75 per cent reduction in malaria incidence by 2025, according to the 2024 World Malaria Report. The Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016-2030 outlines a roadmap to accelerate efforts toward malaria elimination. It aims to reduce global malaria incidence and mortality by 90 per cent by 2030, with short-term milestones set for 2020 and 2025.
Dr. Aimable Mbituyumuremyi, Head of the Malaria and Other Parasitic Diseases Division at the Rwanda Biomedical Centre, stressed Rwanda's alignment with these global goals. ALSO READ: Achieving a malaria-free Rwanda by 2030 is possible "The global target set by WHO is based on the malaria incidence in 2015.
By 2025, countries are expected to reduce malaria cases by 75 per cent compared to their 2015 levels. Rwanda is among the countries on track to meet this goal," he said. Key initiatives driving progress Dr.
Mbituyumuremyi attributed Rwanda's success to a series of impactful interventions. He explained that over the past six years, the country has consistently implemented Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) in 12 high-endemic districts, including all seven districts in the Eastern Province and five in the Southern Province. "In 2016, these districts accounted for 75 per cent of malaria cases nationwide.
The consistent rollout of IRS has significantly reduced malaria transmission in these regions," he said. In addition to the IRS, Ins.
