Africa CDC Launches New Malaria Research Drive as Southern Africa Grapples With Rising Outbreaks

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has rolled out a new operational research programme targeting malaria resurgence in Lesotho, Namibia and Zimbabwe; a move signalling a broader regional push to modernise malaria control strategies amid shifting transmission patterns across Southern Africa. Supported by a US$150,000 grant from the World Bank, the month-long research initiative  represents a strategic shift: placing data-driven, locally tailored evidence at the centre of malaria elimination efforts, rather than relying solely on traditional inte...