Tag: malaria-free
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China is certified malaria-free by WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday officially granted China a malaria-free certification. The UN health body called it a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated China in a press communique. He said China’s success was hard-earned and came…
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WHO officially declares China malaria-free
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday officially granted China a malaria-free certification as a token of celebration of the country’s successful elimination of the disease after 70 years of its struggles against malaria. From 30 million malaria cases in the 1940s, China brought down that number over the last decades, to have finally achieved…