” An international health expert says Swaziland could eliminate malaria by the end of 2016 or in early 2017, likely making it the first mainland country in sub-Saharan Africa to get rid of the deadly disease. Richard Feachem, director of the Global Health Group at the University of California in San Francisco, said Tuesday that Namibia, Botswana and South Africa are also making “excellent progress” toward eliminating malaria.