World Malaria Day 2020 is marked by major advances in the fight against malaria, with more than 7 million lives saved and over 1 billion cases prevented in the last two decades. At the same time, COVID-19 threatens this progress and immediate action is required to save lives. According to a model calculation, an increase of 105,000 malaria deaths, mainly children, is predicted due to COVID-19.

MMV supports the call to develop and facilitate access to lifesaving tools, as well as protect children and pregnant women from malaria.