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Context
- Global efforts to tackle malaria suffered due to the COVID-19 in 2020, according to the World Malaria Report 2021.
World Malaria Report
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Major Findings
- Total Cases and Deaths: There were an estimated 241 million malaria cases and 627 000 malaria deaths worldwide in 2020.
- This represents about 14 million more cases in 2020 compared to 2019, and 69 000 more deaths.
- Causes: Approximately two-thirds of these additional deaths (47 000) were linked to disruptions in the provision of malaria prevention, diagnosis and treatment during the pandemic.
- Most of the increase came from countries in the WHO African Region
- Six countries — Nigeria (27 per cent); the Democratic Republic of the Congo (12 per cent); Uganda (5%); Mozambique (4%); Angola (3.4%) and Burkina Faso (3.4%) — accounted for about 55 per cent of all cases globally.
- India accounted for 83 per cent of cases in the WHO South-East Asia Region.
- Sri Lanka was certified malaria-free in 2016 and remains malaria-free.
- China and El Salvador were certified by WHO as malaria-free in 2021, and the Islamic Republic of Iran attained 3 consecutive years of zero indigenous cases in 2020.
Issue
- If expeditious action is not taken, the world is in danger of seeing an immediate resurgence of the disease, particularly in Africa.
WHO Updated Strategy
- The WHO updated the WHO Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030 this year, incorporating lessons learned from the global malaria response during 2016–2020.
- WHO’s malaria strategy called for tailoring malaria responses to local settings, harnessing innovation, strengthening health systems and ensuring robust global malaria funding.
- Reaching the 2030 goals of the WHO malaria strategy, including a 90% reduction in global malaria incidence and mortality rates by 2030, will require new approaches, new tools and the better implementation of existing ones.
- Meeting global targets will also require robust funding.
Malaria
Courtesy: IndiaToday
Initiatives related to Malaria
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