Australia Commits $30 Million in Funding to Combat Malaria in the Pacific

On World Malaria Day, Australia’s Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, announced an aid package for Pacific and South-east Asian nations to mitigate the mosquito-borne virus’s effects. Ms. Wong said the new package is part of the Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative, which works with governments and civil society organisations in the Pacific and South-east Asia to “build a resilient, equitable, and inclusive health system.” Globally, the World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that 249 million malaria cases and 608,000 deaths occurred in 2022. While the majority of the deaths were in sub-Saharan African regions, Malaria remains among the leading causes of death of children under the age of five worldwide....