Equatorial Guinea aims to eradicate malaria by 2030

Equatorial Guinea is stepping up its malaria response with the goal of eliminating the disease by 2030. In Malabo on Bioko Island, health teams and NGOs are spraying insecticides in homes, building on years of interventions that have reduced infections and deaths. The government plans to expand the program to the mainland, where tropical forests, heavy rainfall and humidity encourage mosquito populations. The larger territory, borders with Cameroon and Gabon, sustained funding and epidemiological surveillance pose challenges; Health Minister Mitoha Ondo’o Ayekaba has made the target a national priority.