In the first episode of The Malaria Podcast, host Olivia Ndubuisi traces the rise and fall of arguably the most important drug in the history of malaria treatment: Chloroquine.

Hear from the scientists who understand what happened, to regular people who have concerns about the drug that replaced it. Adaugo Adebimpe, who had malaria four times in a nine-month pregnancy. Katelem Ogbulijah, whose own comes with hallucinations and Osato Edokpayi, who felt so much like he'd die the last time he had it, that he sent his best friend his personal details in case he did.

Discover in the middle of all these, a parasite determined to resist past and present efforts to eliminate it.

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The Malaria Podcast was reported, written and presented by Olivia Ndubuisi (oon2101@columbia.edu). 

The editor was Alison Mcadams. 

Mixing and Sound design by Jamal Roberts

Art work by Ibukun Shobola.

Additional production in Lagos by Chika Agu

Theme music by Premiumbeat via Envato Elements

Thank you to Farida Brimmo and Bralade Koroye Emenanjo for their help with this episode.

The Malaria Podcast was made with funding from the Joan Konner Journalism of Ideas Fellowship.

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Erscheinungs­datum: 25.4.2026, 06:15:29