UF Awarded NIH Funding for New Malaria Research Center

Although global malaria deaths have declined by 27% over the past two decades, the disease still exacts a major toll, especially in Africa.

According to the World Health Organization’s 2023 World Malaria Report, there were 233 million malaria cases in Africa in 2022, resulting in 508,000 deaths. That’s 83% of the world’s total deaths from malaria.

Now, a five-year, $3.6 million award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, or NIAID, part of the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, aims to turn the tide through a new International Center of Excellence for Malaria Research led by University of Florida scientist Rhoel Dinglasan, Ph.D., M.P.H., and partners in Africa.

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