As climate shifts, malaria gains ground in southern Africa
Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns in southern Africa are creating ideal breeding conditions for mosquitoes, leading to a surge in malaria cases. Health officials are struggling to contain the spread as the disease reaches areas where it was previously not endemic.
Why it matters
The intersection of climate change and public health threatens to reverse decades of progress in malaria eradication, endangering millions of lives.
In a remote South African village, Paulina Mhlongo sits in the yard as health workers in green protective gear move briskly through her home, soaking the walls with anti-mosquito insecticide.
The article relies on data from health institutes and reports on environmental impacts without political spin.
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