Kenya has demonstrated consistent advancement in combating malaria, with the national rate decreasing from 104 to 72 cases per 1,000 inhabitants between 2023 and 2025.
This accomplishment was highlighted during a collaborative meeting between the Ministry of Health and the African Leaders Malaria Alliance (Alma).
At the gathering, Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale presented the nation’s achievements and obstacles in eradicating the disease.
The reduction has been propelled by comprehensive service provision, aided by over 107,000 Community Health Promoters who have enhanced early case identification, referrals, treatment compliance, and prevention measures at the household level.
Community Health Promoters form the foundation of our malaria response. Their efforts have preserved numerous lives, particularly among children under five and pregnant women in counties with high disease prevalence,” stated Duale.
Under the guidance of the Kenya Malaria Strategy 2023–2027, the administration has established ambitious goals: an 80 per cent decrease in malaria incidence, a 90 per cent reduction in mortality rates, and cessation of local transmission in designated counties by 2028.
Duale emphasized that cooperation with Alma will be crucial, especially in reinforcing decisions based on data through the Reproductive-Age Mortality Survey (Ramos) and expanding the Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) to enhance planning, financial allocation, and responsibility.
Enhancing data frameworks, responsibility mechanisms, and sustainable funding is essential if we are to decrease maternal and infant fatalities and progress toward a malaria-free Africa,” he explained.
He emphasized the connection between malaria control and wider health achievements.
Kenya’s malaria initiative is additionally being strengthened by broader health sector transformations, encompassing the Digital Superhighway Programme, the Social Health Authority, Practice 360, and the Green Charter.
These programs aim to provide fair, effective, and accessible healthcare while maintaining progress toward Universal Health Coverage.
Alma executive secretary Joy Phumaphi commended Kenya’s advancement, noting that the nation’s leadership in the Zero Malaria Campaign is motivating regional efforts.
Kenya is demonstrating that with responsibility, innovation, and community-centered strategies, malaria eradication is achievable,” she stated.
The conference assembled high-ranking officials such as Principal Secretary for Public Health Mary Muthoni, End Malaria Council advisor Willis Akhwale, director of Family Health Bashir Issak, and Kenya National Public Health Institute acting CEO Maureen Kamene.
Their attendance highlighted the administration’s unified stance in addressing malaria and promoting maternal and pediatric health.
With decreasing infection rates and ambitious objectives in place, Kenya’s struggle against malaria is accelerating momentum, establishing the nation as a regional pioneer in the movement toward a malaria-free Africa.