China is malaria-free after 70 years of fighting the disease | Abroad

In the 1940s, China reported about 30 million malaria cases per year. Since the 1950s, numerous government programs have reduced the number of infections. The country achieved this by, among other things, providing preventive medicines in risk areas, reducing breeding areas for mosquitoes and providing large-scale insect repellents and nets.

Malaria is transmitted by infected Anopheles mosquitoes. A parasite causes an infectious disease that causes, among other things, a high fever, headache and chills. If not treated promptly, malaria can be life-threatening.

According to WHO’s latest World Malaria Report, 229 million people worldwide suffered from malaria in 2019, compared to 228 million in 2018. The estimated number of malaria deaths in 2019 was 409,000, compared to 411,000 deaths in 2018. With 94 percent of the world’s malaria cases suffering from malaria. Africa most severely affected by the disease.

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