China wins fight against malaria, completely ridding country of disease after 70-year campaign

The World Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) has congratulated China and awarded the Asian nation with a malaria-free certification after a 70-year mission that saw it reduce its case numbers from 30 million to zero.

Announcing China’s success at eliminating the disease, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “we congratulate the people of China on ridding the country of malaria” after achieving this “hard-earned” victory from “decades of targeted and sustained action.”

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