World Malaria Day 2023: According to WHO, the number of malaria cases was estimated at 241 million worldwide in 2020 and the number of deaths was estimated at 627,000 in 2020. Additionally, in 2020, the Region WHO’s Africa is home to 95% of malaria cases. malaria and 96% of deaths due to malaria. In the region, children under 5 years old account for about 80% of all malaria deaths.
World Malaria Day is celebrated on April 25 worldwide to raise awareness about malaria control and elimination. This is a preventable and treatable disease. This year’s theme is “It’s time to eliminate malaria: invest, innovate, deliver”. According to the World Health Organization, the main focus will be on the third ‘i’, implementation to reach the marginalized section.
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India, with the help of many strategic interventions and innovative solutions by the Government, has made great strides towards its goal of eliminating malaria by 2030.
Up here #WorldMalariaDaypledge to strengthen the fight against malaria Mukt Bharat. pic.twitter.com/MR4XHvlmwV
– Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya (@mansukhmandviya)
April 25, 2023
Today is #WorldMalariaDay.#Malaria transmitted through the bite of Anopheles mosquitoes 🦟. Nearly half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria.
Here are 4 things you need to know about malaria ⬇️
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO)
April 25, 2023
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What is malaria and how is it caused?
According to WHO, this is an acute fever. The cause is that the Plasmodium parasite is spread to humans through the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito.
Five species of parasites cause malaria in humans, of which two, P. falciparum and P. vivax, pose the greatest threat. The most dangerous malaria parasite is P. falciparum, the most common parasite on the African continent. The predominant malaria parasite in most countries outside sub-Saharan Africa is P. Vivax.
Thus, it can be said that malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by parasites. If left untreated, it can develop severe complications and death. According to the CDC, each year about 2,000 cases of malaria are diagnosed in the United States.
What are the symptoms of malaria?
– Chills
– Fever
– Headache
– General feeling of discomfort
– Nausea and vomiting
– Diarrhea
– Stomach-ache
– Muscle or joint pain
– Tired
– Rapid breathing
– Fast heart beat
-Cough
It is also said that some people with malaria experience cycles of malaria “attacks”. The fever usually begins with shaking and chills, followed by a high fever, sweating, and then a return to normal temperature. Signs and symptoms of malaria begin within a few weeks of being bitten by an infected mosquito. In addition, some types of malaria parasites can lie dormant in the human body for up to a year.
What are the risk factors?
For developing malaria, the biggest risk factor is living in or visiting areas where malaria is common. These are the tropical and subtropical regions of
-South and Southeast Asia
– Sub-Saharan Africa
– Central America and Northern South America
– Pacific Islands, etc
Furthermore, the level of risk is determined by local malaria prevention, seasonal variations in malaria rates, and the precautions people take to avoid mosquito bites.
People at high risk are young children, the elderly, pregnant women and their fetuses, and travelers from malaria-free areas.
World Malaria Day 2023: Prevention
Some measures are listed below to avoid mosquito bites:
– Cover your skin by wearing pants, long-sleeved shirts, etc
– Apply insect repellant to the skin. It must be registered with the Environmental Protection Agency on any exposed skin.
– Additionally, apply insect repellant to your clothes.
– Use mosquito nets or sleep under mosquito nets.
WHO recommends widespread use of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in children living in areas with moderate to high P. falciparum malaria transmission from October 2021. Medicine for saw a significant reduction in cases of malaria and fatal severe malaria in children.
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World Malaria Day 2023: List of countries and territories certified by WHO as malaria-free
| Country/territory | Countries are certified malaria-free |
|---|---|
| Africa | |
| Algeria | 2019 |
| Lesotho | |
| Morris | 1973 |
| La Réunion (France) | 1979 |
| Seychelles | |
| Eastern Mediterranean | |
| Bahrain | |
| Jordan | |
| Kuwait | |
| Lebanon | |
| Glass of beer | |
| Maroc | 2010 |
| Qatar | |
| Tunisia | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2007 |
| Europe | |
| Albania | |
| Andorra | |
| Armenia | 2011 |
| Shirt | |
| Belarus | |
| Belgium | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1973 |
| Bulgaria | 1965 |
| Croatia | 1973 |
| Cyprus | 1967 |
| Czech | |
| Denmark | |
| Estonia | |
| Finland | |
| France (Capital) | |
| Germany | |
| Greek | |
| Hungary | 1964 |
| Iceland | |
| Ireland | |
| Israeli | |
| Italy | 1970 |
| Kazakhstan | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2016 |
| Latvia | |
| Lithuania | |
| Luxembourg | |
| Malta | |
| Monaco | |
| Montenegro | 1973 |
| Netherlands | 1970 |
| Norway | |
| Poland | 1967 |
| Portugal | 1973 |
| Republic of Moldova | |
| Republic of North Macedonia | 1973 |
| Romania | 1967 |
| Russia | |
| San Marino | |
| Serbia | 1973 |
| Slovakia | |
| Slovenia | 1973 |
| Spain | 1964 |
| Sweden | |
| Switzerland | |
| Turkmenistan | 2010 |
| Ukraine | |
| United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
| Uzbekistan | 2018 |
| Americas | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | |
| Argentina | 2019 |
| Bahamas | |
| Barbados | |
| Canada | |
| Chile | |
| Cuba | 1973 |
| Dominica | 1966 |
| El Salvador | 2021 |
| Grenada | 1962 |
| Jamaica | 1966 |
| Paraguay | 2018 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
| Saint Lucia | 1962 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1965 |
| America | 1970 |
| Uruguay | |
| Southeast Asia | |
| Maldives | 2015 |
| Sri Lanka | 2016 |
| western Pacific | |
| Australia | 1981 |
| Kingdom of Brunei | 1987 |
| China | 2021 |
| Cook Islands | |
| Fiji | |
| Japan | |
| Kiribati | |
| Marshall Islands | |
| Micronesia (Federation) | |
| Mongolia | |
| Nauru | |
| New Zealand | |
| Niue | |
| Palau | |
| Samoa | |
| Singapore | 1982 |
| Tonga | |
| Tuvalu |
Source: ai
Countries that have achieved at least three consecutive years of no local cases are eligible to apply for WHO certification of malaria-free status.
Therefore, 40 countries and territories have been certified by WHO as malaria-free. The latest country to be declared malaria-free by WHO is China. Other recent countries that have joined the malaria-free club are El Salvador (2021), Argentina (2019), Paraguay (2018) and Uzbekistan (2018). To date, in India, no state has been able to completely eliminate malaria.
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