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Progress against malaria, according to World Report; WHO and partners launch campaign targeting heavily affected countries
Related Press: WHO: Progress in reducing malaria stagnates
"The World Health Organization has stated that progress in reducing the number of people contracted by malaria has stagnated after several years of worldwide decline …" (11/19).
Devex: Report on Malaria in the World 2018: 3 Critical Issues
"… There were 219 million cases of malaria in 2017, compared to 217 million in 2016, according to the World Malaria Report published Tuesday by the World Health Organization. He added that 11 countries support 70% of the global burden. Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania and India will now be targeted by a campaign. WHO … "(Ravelo, 11/19).
New York Times: The fight against malaria is stalled
"… Without openly criticizing any particular country, officials made it clear that some were not doing enough to protect their citizens. "The past year has been marked by shadows and lights," said Dr Pedro L. Alonso, director of the WHO malaria program. … donor governments, said Dr. Alonso, must double what they now give if they want to bring down new infection rates fast enough to meet the 2030 goals set by the United Nations. United. … But donors have complained that some countries have become too dependent and have to spend more of their own money … "(McNeil, 11/19).
Reuters: WHO says fight against malaria should refocus on high-risk countries
"…The [new WHO ‘high burden to high impact‘ response] plan, involves better use of detailed data to target areas where bed nets or more widespread use of indoor spraying would have a greater impact. The protection of pregnant women and children against malaria has also remained too low, the report said. "We recognize that we need to do something different – now," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus … "(Kelland, 11/19).
UK News: UN Health Organization Launches Plan of Action as Global Malaria Cases Increase
"… Although India – which accounts for 4% of the global malaria burden – has made progress in terms of reducing the disease (a drop of nearly a quarter), the cases in the countries African countries increased by 3.5 million compared to the previous year. In Paraguay, which has been certified malaria-free this year, the first country in the Americas to benefit from this status for 45 years: the number of countries in the process of elimination has now increased from 37 to 46, and three countries – L & Algeria, Argentina and Uzbekistan have applied to WHO for official certification without malaria … "(11/19).
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