I’ve been involved in the fight against malaria for 25 years. In that time, the world has cut the death rate from the disease by almost half and saved millions of lives.

That progress is the result of historic innovation—everything from bed nets, better diagnostics, and improved treatments to the tireless, coordinated work of health workers globally. And now, new tools like vaccines and genetically modified mosquitoes are expanding what’s possible.

I recently wrote about both sides of this story. The first piece looks back at how the U.S. eliminated malaria by the mid-20^th century and what we can learn from that effort today. The second focuses on an African-led project called Transmission Zero, which is using gene drive technology to make mosquitoes resistant to the parasite and potentially stop transmission altogether.

We know how to end malaria, and soon we’ll have the tools we need to eradicate the disease for good. I believe we can do it in my lifetime.