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WHO certifies El Salvador as malaria-free

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eMediNexus    26 February 2021

El Salvador has become the first country in Central America to be certified as malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO). 

The certification of malaria elimination comes after over 5 decades of commitment by the government of El Salvador and its people to eliminate the disease from the country that is densely populated and has a topography that is favorable for malaria.

The certification of malaria elimination is given when a country proves that it has broken the chain of indigenous transmission for at least three years in a row. From 1990 to 2010, the number of malaria cases had dropped from over 9000 to 26 in the country, and there have been no indigenous cases since 2017… (WHO, February 25, 2021)

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