Africa CDC Commends Equatorial Guinea for Leading Malaria Elimination Efforts

Africa CDC chief Jean Kaseya commends Equatorial Guinea's malaria progress and highlights a 60% drop in continental outbreaks for 2026.

By: AXL Media

Published: Feb 27, 2026, 7:16 AM EST

Source: Information in this article was sourced from Peoples Gazette

A Model for Malaria Elimination

Jean Kaseya, Director-General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, revealed that Equatorial Guinea’s targeted interventions have positioned it to join the small group of nine African nations currently certified malaria-free. With children under five and pregnant women accounting for the vast majority of global deaths, Kaseya urged other member states to replicate Equatorial Guinea’s pilot model, which emphasizes sustained political commitment and analyzed trend scaling.

Despite this progress, the Africa CDC warned that insecticide resistance and climate change are expanding transmission zones. To combat these threats, the organization is pivoting toward the "Africa Executive Sovereignty" agenda, focusing on self-reliance and local manufacturing of health commodities.

Strengthening Continental Health Security

The briefing underscored a dramatic transformation in Africa’s public health infrastructure over the last three years:

Emergency Response: Public Health Emergency Operations Centres grew from five in 2022 to 32 by 2025.