China certified malaria-free after 70-year fight, says WHO
The Hindu
Countries that have achieved at least three consecutive years of zero indigenous cases can apply for WHO certification of their malaria-free status.
China was certified as malaria-free on Wednesday by the World Health Organisation, following a 70-year effort to eradicate the mosquito-borne disease. The country reported 30 million cases of the infectious disease annually in the 1940s but has now gone four consecutive years without an indigenous case. “We congratulate the people of China on ridding the country of malaria,” said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.More Related News













