DRC Reports Over 26 Million Malaria Cases in 2025. The nation also reported a total of 29,938 fatalities related to the disease throughout the year. Guy Esebe Dembo, the deputy director of the National Malaria Control Programme, presented these statistics during the launch of a campaign in Ituri province. He emphasized that malaria continues to be the primary public health obstacle facing the country. This reaffirms the significant disease burden prevalent in one of Africa’s most heavily affected regions by malaria.