Cape Verde: Rising to the Challenge of Malaria Eradication by 2030

Located in West Africa, Cabo Verde is an archipelago consisting of multiple islets and ten islands, out of which nine are inhabited. Malaria[1] has been endemic in Cabo Verde since the settlement of the islands during the sixteenth century. However, it is poised to achieve malaria elimination in the 2020 horizon. Historically, malaria transmission was…