Kent Campbell - Trailblazer in Fight to End Malaria (1944-2024)

Carlos 'Kent' Campbell, a respected public health physician and global health champion who died on February 20, 2024, is being celebrated  by colleagues and coworkers for his pivotal role in fight to eliminate malaria in Africa. For AllAfrica's Reed Kramer, the passing of the malaria-elimination campaigner is personal.

Kent Campbell and Kafula Silumbe at a World Malaria Day exhibition at the Lusaka National Museum in 2005.

An operator after spraying insecticides on walls on a home in Kabimbi Matua, Zambia. Killing mosquitoes that spread malaria is one of the most effective tools in the fight against malaria.

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