Here's how to wipe malaria off the map | James Whiting

A huge global commitment to reducing malaria has paid off and the goal of near zero deaths from the disease is realistic and affordable. What are we waiting for?

A goal properly set is halfway reached. So said the late Zig Ziglar, who knew a thing or two about lessons for success. Yesterday, not only was a goal set - to bring malaria deaths to near zero in the next 15 years - but we have a definitive plan that maps out what it will take to get us there.

Amid the negotiations taking place at the third international financing for development conference in Addis Ababa, an event - Malaria Financing for a New Era: an Exceptional Case for Investment - saw the presentation of two complementary and compelling plans, laying out technical guidance and charting the investment and collective actions needed to reach the 2030 malaria goals.