The Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr Kalumbi Shangula has called for the pooling of more domestic resources to combat malaria, as external funding for the country's anti-malaria campaign is shrinking. Malaria is still rampant in Namibia, especially in the north and northeastern parts, said Dr Kalumbi Shangula during the country's 2021 National Management Development Forum yesterday. He said there is a need to improve indoor residual spraying, adding that the strong focus should also be on disrupting cross-border transmission and rigorous community mobilisation. Namibia's ultimate objective is to protect an estimated 1,9 million people at risk of contracting malaria, Dr Shangula said his ministry is working towards the goal of eliminating malaria in the country by 2023.