22 April 2021
by Scott Filler, Head of Malaria
As Head of Malaria at the Global Fund, Dr. Scott Filler ensures we invest in malaria interventions with the most impact around the world. For him the disease is personal. A mosquito bite while on a college trip in Kenya led to a life-threatening bout with malaria. He’s devoted his life to stamping out this preventable, treatable disease, which costs a child’s life every two minutes.
COVID-19 has brought a whole new level of challenge to the Malaria Team. The Global Fund’s COVID-19 Disruption Report shows that in 32 countries in Africa and Asia, malaria diagnoses fell by 31% between April and September 2020, compared to the same time in 2019.