Zimbabwe’s efforts to control malaria were recorded in 2025 compared to last year, saying that experts were hit by a big hit after the US aid was reduced.
Six months after Donald Trump raised important funds for US research and national response programs, the rapid increase in cases occurred.
The January cut, which includes funding for tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and malaria programs, Malaria’s Zimbabwe Insect Scientific Support Program (Zento) Africa University of Mutare provides scientific studies to fight disease in this country’s malaria control program.
Cumulative malaria case 180% increase in the first four months of 2025According to the Ministry of Health, the number of malaria -related deaths increased 218%from 45 in 2024 to 143 in 2025, while the number of malaria cases increased as of June 26. 119,648, 334 people diedAccording to the Ministry of Health and Health.
The distribution of essential control methods, such as mosquito nets, was also confused, and hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to mosquitoes nationwide. The Ministry of Health said that in May, 1,615,000 pesticide treatment nets were distributed, but 600,000 people were lacking due to US funding.
ITai Rusike, the health of Zimbabwe Community Working Group, said that lack of funding has dangerous to the country’s significant interests in malaria over the past 20 years.
“Continued domestic funds are important to keep track of prevention and treatment efforts.”
“If you can’t use mosquito nets and preventive drugs for pregnant women, life will be damaged. If the supply of the test kit and the first -class treatment is stopped, the case of malaria will die.”
Children under 5 years of age account for 14%of total malaria cases.
Zimbabwe Goals set by the African UnionWe use various strategies, such as raising the awareness of community and improving mosquito bite and improving the surveillance system.
Henry Madzoraera, former health minister, said Zimbabwe should mobilize his own resources to bridge the funding gap.
“We have a lot of taxes in the health sector. Let’s use it wisely to improve health and prevent disease,” he said. “People must treat malaria early.
“This country should not depend on the donor to do malaria-judo activities,” Madzora said.
2024, USAID spent $ 27 million for health and agricultural programs. In Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe’s vice president, Sleiman Kwidini, admitted that the gap between the US cuts by the US cuts off the provision of the mosquito net.
“We are now acquiring the net procurement after the US withdraws funds. We just interrupted it, but our vision is to remove malaria by 2030.”
Professor Sungano Mharakurwa, director of Malaria Institute at the University of Africa, added: “If we get funds, we can start the ground until Malaria overcomes the fatigue of Malaria and immediately go back to the score success. there is.”
He said that the Zento Mosquito surveillance program has been significantly reduced since its launch in Manical and Province, and it will be extended when the US cut is reduced.
Mharakurwa said, “I just expanded with the National Malaria Control Program.
According to the African university data, it recorded manical and manical and 145,775 malaria cases in 2020, but 28,387 cases after Zento was introduced in 2021. In 2024, the malaria incident was reduced to 8,035 by 2024.
Mharakurwa said: “Malaria soon returned to revenge, and the number of events that was weakened in 2025 surpassed the level that could be seen since the project began.”
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