Policy Frameworks for Malaria Eradication

Ngugi Mwaura J.

School of Natural and Applied Sciences Kampala International University Uganda

ABSTRACT

Malaria eradication remains one of the most ambitious global health goals, demanding robust and adaptive policy frameworks that bridge scientific innovation with effective local implementation. This paper critically examines the evolution and effectiveness of malaria eradication policies, emphasizing the interplay between global strategies and national-level action. Despite the availability of evidence-based interventions, including vector control, chemoprevention, and surveillance, policy translation continues to face substantial barriers such as inadequate funding, weak governance, limited community ownership, and insufficient integration with broader socio-economic and environmental policies. Sustained political will and transparent governance are shown to be indispensable for program continuity, while meaningful community engagement emerges as a key determinant of intervention success. Resource allocation and monitoring frameworks are explored as essential policy instruments for ensuring accountability, optimizing intervention delivery, and guiding adaptive decision-making. The study analyzes successful eradication case studies from Sri Lanka and Morocco, highlighting how context-specific strategies, leadership, and multisectoral collaboration drove elimination outcomes. Emerging technologies such as gene-drive mosquitoes, mobile health solutions, and genomic surveillance, are identified as transformative tools for strengthening eradication efforts. However, their deployment raises complex ethical concerns around equity, access, and informed consent, especially in low-income, high-burden regions. The paper concludes that future malaria eradication policy must prioritize sustainable financing, intersectoral integration, ethical governance, and flexibility to accommodate climatic and epidemiological variability. Achieving malaria eradication by 2030 under the Sustainable Development Goals will require innovative partnerships, local empowerment, and global solidarity to translate scientific advances into equitable and enduring health outcomes.

Keywords: Malaria Eradication Policy, Global Health Governance, Community Engagement, Innovative Technologies, and Ethical and Equity Considerations.

CITE AS: Ngugi Mwaura J. (2025). Policy Frameworks for Malaria Eradication. Research Output Journal of Biological and Applied Science 5(3):58-72. https://doi.org/10.59298/ROJBAS/2025/535872