Niger 2010 © Halimatou Amadou
Learn about the issues MSF & others confront in the diagnosis and treatment of malaria.
We are working to drive through the switch to better treatment for severe malaria in endemic countries and to see wider use of rapid tests to confirm malaria before treatment.

A comprehensive and stepped-up response is needed to address a massive increase in malaria cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo that is overwhelming existing treatment capacity.
DRC 2011 © Raghu Venugopal/MSF

Niger 2010 © Halimatou Amadou
Learn about the issues MSF & others confront in the diagnosis and treatment of malaria.
FROM THE FIELD: Malaria Cases Surge in DRC
As World Malaria Day approaches on April 25, MSF has witnessed a surge of patients with malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo which is overwhelming the capacity of MSF & others to respond...
Learn about MSF's work treating malaria. In 2010, MSF treated over 1.5 million patients in 27 countries for malaria.
Symptoms of simple malaria include fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhoea and other flu-like manifestations