Committed leadership, a strong, united partnership, an innovative approach to malaria control – all of these factors have contributed to Zambia’s dramatic success in fighting malaria. The country is effectively rapidly scaling up insecticide-treated net distribution, indoor insecticide spraying, and access to prevention and lifesaving medicines and has drastically improved the health and well-being of the Zambian people. Studies in 2007 and 2008 show that these efforts have contributed to a nearly 30 percent decrease in  mortality of children under age five years and a reduction by half in the number of children in this age group infected with malaria parasites. Zambia has become a global leader in malaria control and is making excellent progress towards its vision of a malaria-free Zambia.

For more information on progress in Zambia, please read the fact sheet available on the National Malaria Control Centre Website.