World Malaria Day, observed annually o­n April 25th, serves to emphasize the global impact of malaria. The theme for this year is "Accelerating the Fight Against Malaria for a More Equitable World," which underscores the existing disparities and inequities in accessing malaria treatment, prevention, and detection services globally and within individual countries. These inequities arise not o­nly from financial constraints but also from attitudes, cultural factors, and the stigma associated with the disease. O­n this page, we feature messages from senior health officials about World Malaria Day 2024.

World Malaria Day, marked each year o­n 25 April, brings together the global malaria community to highlight global efforts to end malaria, the need for sustained political commitment and continued investment for malaria control and elimination. Today, the combination of low coverage of existing tools, emerging biological threats and funding shortfalls are brewing a perfect storm for malaria. Now is the time to take decisive action to deliver o­n our goal of zero malaria and achieve 2030 targets. This World Malaria Day, it's time to deliver zero malaria.

Attending the launching ceremony on propagating "World Malaria Day 25 April 2022" in Quy Nhon city, Dr. Mya Sapal Ngon - Medical Officer of WHO Representative's Office to Viet Nam spoke about the purpose and meaning of World Malaria Day o­n April 25 and believed that Viet Nam could contribute to the innovation to end malaria.

On 25 February 2019, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria announced that Paris, France, will be the official host city of World Malaria Day 2019 o­n 25th April. In partnership with the city of Paris and the French Government, a series of events will be organised across the city centre, recognising the importance of Francophone contributions to the fight against malaria, and the need to step up the fight to accelerate progress against the preventable and treatable disease.

On 25 April 2017, the Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology Quy Nhon (IMPE-QN) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the District Health Department (DHD) and the District People's Committee of Ngoc Hoi (DPC-NH) held the launching ceremony to respond the World Malaria Day in Ngoc Hoi district, Kon Tum province.

• World Malaria Day - 25 April 2017 (03/15/2017)
• Launching ceremony on propagating "World Malaria Day 25 April 2016" in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam (04/28/2016)
• Update on worldwide research publications on malaria and other parasitic diseases in March 2016 (04/19/2016)
• World Malaria Day 2016: End malaria for good (04/14/2016)
• World Malaria Day 2015: APMEN recap (05/01/2015)