FP trendJuly 1, 2021 10:29:40 AM
The World Health Organization (WHO) has given China malaria-free certification. This status was achieved after 70 years of hard work, according to the WHO website. In the 1940s, 30 million people contracted the disease every year, and today there is no more malaria.
In addition, for over 30 years, China became the first country in the WHO Western Pacific region to receive malaria-free certification. The WHO previously awarded this certification to Australia in 1981, Singapore in 1982 and Brunei Dal Salaam in 1987.
For over 30 years, China has also been the first country in the WHO’s Western Pacific region to receive malaria-free certification. Image source: Reuters
The WHO grants malaria-free certification to 40 countries and territories worldwide. El Salvador was certified in 2021 and Algeria and Argentina in 2019. In 2018 Paraguay and Uzbekistan received malaria-free certification.
according to WHO websiteIn the 1950s, prophylactic anti-malarial drugs were given to people who were found to be at risk for malaria infection.
With pesticides sprayed on homes, China has also worked to reduce areas that could serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes.
In 1967 the government in China started a national research program called 523 projects. A core compound of antimalarial drugs called artemisinin was discovered through this study by more than 500 scientists from 60 institutions.
The country has also tested the use of pesticide treatment networks (ITN) to prevent malaria. Malaria cases have decreased in areas where ITN has been used.
After four consecutive years with no indigenous cases, China applied for WHO certification in 2020. In May 2021, members of an independent malaria eradication certification body validated China’s claims and granted certification.
In terms of development, WHO Executive Director Tedros Adhanom Gebreyes congratulated the Chinese people on the loss of Malarialand.
He says: “Your successes are laborious and have only been achieved after decades of targeted and sustainable action. With this announcement, China has set a viable goal for a malaria-free future. We are joining more and more countries and showing the world that they are. “
“Congratulations to China for eradicating malaria,” said Dr. Takeshi Kasai, Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for the West Pacific. “China’s relentless efforts to reach this important milestone will help how strong political commitments and strengthening the national health system will lead to the eradication of diseases that were once a major public health concern. Shows.
Some of the methods China uses to ensure that malaria provides a free basic package of public health care to its residents. As part of this package, everyone in China has access to affordable malaria diagnosis and treatment services, regardless of their legal or financial situation.
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