Vaccines mean malaria deaths should be falling — not rising

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There will be little to celebrate on World Malaria Day on 25 April. Global malaria cases, which stood at 238 million in 2018, had climbed to 282 million by 2024, the latest year for which figures are available. Deaths from the disease rose from 575,000 to 610,000 over the same period. Malaria remains endemic in 80 countries. Ending malaria epidemics by 2030 is a target of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, but progress has clearly stalled.

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