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For Africa to move forward, you've really got to get rid of malaria.

Thanks to malaria elimination efforts in United States in the 1940s, most people in the U.S. today have never had any direct contact with the disease, and most doctors have never seen a case. That success means it's easy to have a relaxed attitude about protecting ourselves.

As medical research continues and technology enables new breakthroughs, there will be a day when malaria and most all major deadly diseases are eradicated on Earth.

Tackling malaria in a country like the Central African Republic is a huge uphill battle, and my experiences there have been a healthy dose of reality, fueling my own sense of urgency to do my part in reducing the preventable suffering of the incredible women I met.

There are more people dying of malaria than any specific cancer.

I miss baseball.

When I came to University of California, San Francisco to work on infectious disease, I looked around to different options, and malaria was particularly interesting and fascinating to me. It's amazing that after 100 years of study of this little parasite, we've not been able to effectively control it.

When you are away from the game and busy with other areas, you realize that the world does not revolve around baseball.

Our progress against malaria is impressive. But vigilance remains a critical ingredient to protect the health of all people.

Baseball changes through the years. It gets milder.