The mosquito-borne disease kills around 610,000 people each year – the vast majority of them children under five across the continent
Treating baby wraps with insect repellent could be an effective and scalable way to protect young children in Africa from malaria, researchers believe.
Malaria kills around 610,000 people each year, the vast majority of them children under five on the African continent.
Despite decades of effort, the current “toolbox” for fighting the mosquito-borne disease – vaccines, bed nets and indoor residual spraying – is no longer sufficient.
Progress in reducing cases has stalled over the past decade as climate change, drug resistance and population movement have enabled mosquitoes to spread into new areas and thrive.
