Since 2015, malaria cases climb 8.5% as parasites resist ACTs
Malaria is getting tougher to beat as the parasites behind it are starting to outsmart key medicines (like ACTs), especially in Southeast Asia and parts of Africa.
This new resistance means treating severe cases could get much harder, and the world has actually seen an 8.5% rise in malaria cases since 2015, even after years of progress.
India cuts malaria over 2-thirds
India has cut malaria cases by more than two-thirds since 2017, thanks to better testing, mosquito control, and local health efforts.
Deaths have dropped a lot too.
But India still faces big hurdles: nearly half the world's Plasmodium vivax cases are here, and many remote areas struggle with health care access.
Experts urge tracking and new medicines
Experts say we need stronger tracking of drug resistance, new medicines and vaccines, plus more investment in health care if we want to wipe out malaria by 2030.