A New Malaria Threat Has Arrived Lake endemic regions of Kenya has long borne the highest malaria burden in thecountry. For decades, malaria transmission has been driven primarily by Anophelesgambiae and Anopheles funestus, mosquito species that thrive mainly in ruralenvironments. However, the detection of the invasive mosquito Anopheles stephensi in Kisumu in2022 marks a significant […]

In 2022, a coalition of Civil Society Organizations operating across former Nyanza and Western Kenya came together to form the Lake Endemic Region Malaria CSO Network — known as LERN. The Network was established in response to a critical need: to bridge the persistent gap between communities, health systems, and national disease control strategies in […]

The Lake Endemic Region Malaria CSO Network (LERN) has officially launched its Community-Led Monitoring (CLM) initiative across five counties in the Lake Endemic Region, marking a significant step toward strengthening grassroots accountability in malaria and health service delivery. The initiative, which targets Kisumu, Siaya, Homa Bay, Migori, and Busia counties, equips community members with tools […]

As the world marked World Malaria Day on 25th April 2025 under the global theme “Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite,” the Lake Endemic Region Malaria CSO Network (LERN) joined communities, health workers, and partners across the eight counties of the Lake Victoria basin to amplify efforts toward malaria elimination. LERN-member organisations coordinated community […]