Malaria remains a persistent and evolving threat to U.S. military readiness, operational effectiveness, and mission success. As U.S. forces deploy to endemic regions, growing insecticide and drug resistance is steadily undermining the effectiveness of existing prevention and control measures, creating operational risks.
This report examines the Department of Defense’s (DOD) layered malaria-prevention strategy – including personal protective measures, chemoprophylaxis, environmental vector control, and surveillance – and identifies emerging gaps driven by resistance, adherence challenges, and operational constraints. It underscores the urgency of modernizing current approaches and accelerating investment in next-generation tools to sustain force protection.
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FORCE PROTECTION AT RISK
The Case for Renewed Investment by the U.S. Department of Defense in Malaria Research and Development and Prevention
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Malaria No More envisions a world where no one dies from a mosquito bite. Twenty years into our mission, our work has helped drive historic progress toward this goal. Now, we’re mobilizing the political commitment, funding, and innovation required to achieve one of the greatest humanitarian accomplishments of our time — ending malaria for good.