Malaria continues to claim young lives across northern Uganda, with districts in Lango among the hardest hit. Despite ongoing prevention and treatment efforts, hospitals remain overwhelmed and many children are still arriving too late to be saved.
This report follows the story of one mother who lost her four-year-old son, and takes us inside Lira Regional Referral Hospital, where health workers are battling severe cases every day.
As the world marks World Malaria Day, we also look at emerging solutions like gene drive technology, an approach scientists hope could one day change the course of malaria transmission.