urgent | The World Health Organization announces a dangerous epidemic hitting this country…suffering 7 million people

The World Health Organization, in a statement published on its official page, showed the alarm regarding the increasing number of malaria infections in Ethiopia, where they recorded the highest rate in 7 years, with the number of infections reaching more than 7.3 million people and around 1,100 patients have died since the beginning of the disease This year is 2024, according to statistics issued by the World Organization.

A dangerous epidemic is hitting this country

The World Health Organization pointed out in its statement that malaria is a major challenge to public health in Ethiopia, especially since about 75% of the land ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​are considered endemic to this disease, which is ‘exposing around 69% of the population in these areas to the risk. In about 20% of deaths among children under the age of five.

The World Health Organization explained in its statement that the high risk of malaria is directly linked to food insecurity, drought, and some other diseases that are usually associated with the spread of a type of mosquito called Anopheles stephensi However, the World Health Organization confirmed that there is no need to impose measures on controls and restrictions on trade or travel to Ethiopia.

Egypt is malaria free

In the same context, the World Health Organization confirmed in its report that Egypt has declared itself free of malaria, making it the third country to receive this certificate, after both the Emirates and Morocco, especially since the three countries have not made any registration. new cases of malaria for a long time.

The World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Nigerian government, had earlier announced the arrival of the first batch of new malaria vaccine to Nigeria, where it began to spread in the states of Kebbi and Bayelsa, which suffer from malaria.