[Editorial] Is malaria elimination within reach? (Lancet Infectious Diseases)

Released on March 24, in ample time for World Malaria Day on April 25, WHO`s A Framework for Malaria Elimination is the first time WHO returns to this significant topic since 2007. Given the launch of this update to the framework it is fitting that the theme for World Malaria Day will ambitiously be `End Malaria for Good`. Within the theme of ending malaria for good there will be particular focus on prevention through the use of insecticide-treated nets and indoor spraying. Prevention has been a significant factor in the reduction of infections and deaths over the past 17 years.