Editor’s note: In commemoration of World Malaria Day, April 25, PATH will be sharing stories over the next five weeks from the front lines of the malaria elimination battle. Check back here to learn more about this effort and about how you can get involved.It’s a brutally hot day in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, but that doesn’t stop the community health workers I’m visiting. I follow them as they walk from house to house, showing me how they use mobile phones to hunt down a deadly disease.In this village, I am witnessing one of the most inspiring stories of our time. It has villains and heroes, historical themes and plot twists, and even the foreshadowing of a happy ending.

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