According to a World Health Organization report, India is the only country in the world to show a drastic decline in the malaria cases since last year among the 11 highest burden countries worldwide.
As per the report, India accounted for four per cent of global malaria cases in 2017 and has made significant progress in reducing its burden of malaria since then.
As reflected in this year’s World malaria report,India registered a 24% reduction in cases over 2016, largely due to substantial declines of the disease in the highly malarious state of Odisha, home to approximately 40% of all malaria cases in the country: WHO
— ANI (@ANI) November 20, 2018
The success factors for the reduction of the vector-borne disease include rejuvenated political commitment, strengthened technical leadership, which focused on prioritizing the right mix of vector control measures, and increased levels of domestic funding to back efforts, noted the report.
#India 🇮🇳– a country that represents 4% of the global malaria burden – recorded a 24% reduction in cases in 2017 compared to 2016 #EndMalaria🦟 https://t.co/2oJxLA3aCN pic.twitter.com/UVh8RlQ6zj
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 19, 2018
There were 3.5 million more malaria cases reported in these 10 African countries in 2017 compared to the previous year, while India, however, showed progress in reducing its disease burden.#EndMalaria🦟 https://t.co/2oJxLA3aCN pic.twitter.com/VfABNExDmV
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) November 19, 2018
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(With inputs from ANI)