Written by: Jenelle Smith Edited by: Kirie Frederick, Ray Zhang, and Hilal Tokat October 2025 Release Malaria is an infectious disease that disproportionately has a high prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the World Health Organization, it has been recorded that 94 percent of global malaria deaths occur in Africa, and West African countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, and Sierra Leone face the highest burden (World Health Organization). Malaria is a life-threatening il