ICGEB is involved in World Malaria Day and this year’s theme: “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement.”
The World Health Organization is focusing on the critical importance of reaching marginalised populations with the tools and strategies that are available today to fight malaria.
- According to WHO’s World malaria report 2022, the funding gap between the amount invested in the global malaria response (US$ 3.5 billion) and the resources needed (US$ 7.3 billion) has widened, particularly over the past 3 years
ICGEB Scientists work on Malaria to understand the parasites’ biology, and to identify new drug and vaccine candidate antigens. Our scientists work to design and develop new anti-malarials and to build capacity within regions that are most susceptible to the disease.
Najneen Rejwana from Bangladesh moved to ICGEB New Delhi to design and develop new antimalarial drug compounds. She was recipient of an ICGEB EMPOWER Fellowship, funded by the United Nations Office for South South Cooperation.
