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Our Mission to Help End Malaria

Malaria is one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Even in 2024, it takes the life of a child under 5 every minute – a statistic SC Johnson and our dedicated partners are working to change.

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For 60+ years, SC Johnson has been working to help protect families from insect-borne disease.

By leveraging our decades of entomological expertise and capabilities, we have developed breakthrough spatial repellent tools like Guardian™, that can significantly reduce the presence of mosquitos in households.

SC Johnson teams and our dedicated partners are working to help safeguard communities in the fight against malaria.

Why it matters

people die from malaria every year

600,000+

are the most vulnerable to being infected with malaria

Children under 5
Our goal is to help eradicate malaria.

As the makers of Raid®, OFF!® and Baygon®, and a leader in the insect repellent space, SC Johnson is committed to working toward the prevention and eradication of malaria.

For over 60 years, we've used our entomological expertise to develop products that provide protection against malaria and other insect-borne diseases. Since 2013, our Healthier World Initiative has focused specifically on helping the world’s most vulnerable people fight against insect-borne diseases and other health concerns.

This includes committing over $100 million to the development, testing, production and deployment of spatial repellents as a new public health intervention to prevent insect-borne disease.

Even after 139 years, doing what’s right never gets old. Helping eradicate malaria is one way SC Johnson remains a family company at work for a better world.

More than a decade of impact

The Healthier World Initiative at SC Johnson focuses on helping the world’s most vulnerable people fight against insect-borne disease and other health concerns.

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Over 5 million people served by SC Johnson and 83 Health Clinics across four countries.

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81 SC Johnson Health Clinics across Rwanda, South Sudan, Indonesia and Tanzania.

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10 new products developed for public health initiatives.

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26 countries throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East served by our Healthier World Initiative.

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New innovations to help.

SC Johnson has developed spatial repellents as a new public health intervention to prevent insect-borne disease. Their key benefits: effective, long-lasting, easy to use and easy to transport.

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Mosquito Shield™ spatial repellent

An easy-to-use spatial repellent that can help protect a semi-enclosed or enclosed space from mosquitoes without requiring electricity or a flame to work.

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SC Johnson Guardian™ spatial repellent

A spatial repellent that lasts for up to one year once opened made from 3D mesh fabric sealed in a PET cage that is hermetically sealed in a pouch and stable over time at elevated temperatures and humidity.

Where we are today: a path to a policy.

Insects, also known as vectors, spread diseases to humans. The World Health Organization currently recommends two primary interventions in the vector-control space: mosquito nets and indoor residual spraying. Spatial repellents could be a powerful third tool in the fight against insect-borne disease.

To secure a WHO recommendation, two studies showing positive impact on malaria incidence are needed.

In 2023, promising interim results from one study in Kenya were presented to the WHO’s Vector Control Advisory Group (VCAG). Ultimately, VCAG confirmed that the study results demonstrate the protective efficacy of spatial repellents.

Through 2025, a team led by Unitaid will conduct the remaining epidemiological and operational research required by WHO. The team has used our SC Johnson Mosquito Shield™ in large-scale, randomized, controlled trials in Mali and Sri Lanka.


Getting new public health tools to the people who need them most requires a World Health Organization policy recommendation – their official stamp of approval. It’s a long and complex process.

Steps as we work toward a WHO recommendation

Here’s a look our actions that have spanned more than 15 years and countries around the globe, as we work to prove the impact of spatial repellents as an effective intervention.

Our partners

We’re grateful to our partners who share the goal of ending malaria and its impacts for families.

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The Global Fund

The Global Fund builds and fuels worldwide coalition of governments accelerating the elimination of malaria.

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United Nations Foundation

United Nations Foundation brings together a diverse set of partners, influencers, and supporters to successfully advocate for increased U.S. leadership and funding for global malaria programs.

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The MENTOR Initiative

The MENTOR Initiative works in high-risk and humanitarian settings to prevent malaria in Yemen and Nigeria and leishmaniasis in Syria.

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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s mission is to create a world where every person has the opportunity to live a healthy, productive life.

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Society for Family Health-Rwanda

Society for Family Health-Rwanda provides training and certification to unofficial caregivers and community health workers in Rwanda to help them build a foundation for a career and earn a living wage.

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Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Foundation

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete Foundation's mission is to work with governments and stakeholders to drive change and improve the quality of lives across Africa.

See more about how SC Johnson and its partners are at work to help end malaria.