The Rwanda deportations are wrong on many levels (UK to ignore ECHR rulings on small boats ‘after Sunak caves in to Tory right, 19 April). I wish to draw attention to an aspect of this debate that doesn’t appear to be being addressed adequately, or even at all.
Rwanda has holoendemic falciparum malaria, ie high malaria transmission of the most deadly malaria variant, in all areas, in all seasons. Rwandan adults have a reasonable level of immunity, although they can get malaria and become seriously unwell. Immunity is developed through years of recurrent childhood infections, which many children do not survive.
