Moustarida, age 3, is one of more than 4 million children under 5 in
Niger alone to receive seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC).
During the rainy season, when malaria strikes the most, community
health workers dispense SMC to protect young children from the disease.
This cost-effective, targeted intervention can reduce cases by more
than 50 percent. Effective control of diseases like malaria frees health
systems to manage other demands and prepare for future threats. But
malaria cases are rising in some countries after years of decline; history
has shown malaria’s ability to resurge even after years of successful
control. As the leading international funder of the malaria response,
the Global Fund is investing in new tools, data generation, partnerships
and innovations – including piloting new mosquito nets to combat
insecticide resistance in Africa.

The Global Fund / David O'Dwyer