The explicit call of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to defeat malaria needs to be understood in the context of the drive to end poverty and reduce global inequities. Malaria is both a major cause and a consequence of global poverty and inequity: its burden is greatest in the least developed areas and among the poorest members of society - particularly children,   pregnant women and other vulnerable populations such as migrants, refugees and the displaced. Poverty forces people to live and work in sub-standard conditions, with a high level of exposure to malaria vectors, while lacking access to malaria prevention, health care and other basic services. Even within a single locality, children of lower socioeconomic   status are twice as likely to contract malaria as those of higher status.

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