Preventing Malaria in Guinea

Despite significant progress in curbing infection rates in recent years, malaria – called paludisme in French – continues to be the leading cause of illness and death in Guinea, West Africa. More than 2.3 million cases of malaria were reported in 2021 alone, with children and pregnant women being particularly vulnerable to contracting it.

To reduce infection rates, the US-funded StopPalu+ project implemented prevention, testing, and awareness-building campaigns in 38 districts and 5 communes of Conakry, Guinea. We traveled to the West African country to document their impact since the program began in 2013.

Client: RTI International / Stop Palu+ Program, Guinea

Production: Katie G. Nelson, Josh Carlon
Cinematography: Helene Franchineau
Editing & Graphics: Josh Carlon