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Several international health organisations have lauded the country's leader for unwavering support towards global efforts aimed at combating the disease

More than half of all deaths from the mosquito-borne disease happen in four African nations

Cambodia has seen a sharp drop in malaria cases in the last 11 years, recording no deaths from the disease since 2018, the country's Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said.

Lao Ministry of Health has devised a plan to reduce the transmission of malaria, aiming to wipe out the disease in the country, according to a report issued by the Centre of Information and Education for Health under the health ministry on Monday.

There have been disruptions. But national malaria control programmes have shown impressive resilience.

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Nigeria must do more to reduce its high malaria burden.

Reductions in the efficacy of artemisinin-based combination therapies, especially in the Greater Mekong Subregion, as well as increased vector resistance to pyrethroids, the risk of increased morbidity, mortality and spread. In several countries, cross-border transmission continues to be a major impediment to achieving the elimination targets. World Malaria Day 2023: Time to Deliver Zero Malaria, Says WHO.

Globally, children in the poorest households are five times more likely to be infected with malaria.

Mandaviya said rejuvenated political commitment and strengthened technical leadership will play a monumental role in eradicating malaria from the world