Over the past two decades, significant progress has been realized in the global efforts to roll back malaria. For sub-Saharan Africa, and Kenya in particular, the fight is far from over.

According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), Africa bears a disproportionately high disease burden, with 95% of reported cases and 96% of malaria-related deaths. In Kenya, 10, 700 lives are lost every year due to this preventable and treatable disease