Egypt Declared Malaria-Free By WHO After Almost A Century Of Fighting Against The Disease

Egypt becomes the third country in the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region, after the United Arab Emirates and Morocco, to achieve this certification.

Egypt’s fight against malaria began almost a century ago, with authorities launching campaigns to eradicate the deadly mosquito-borne disease. WHO certification requires proving that malaria transmission has been interrupted for at least three consecutive years.

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