Status of Malaria in the W.H.O. Western Pacific Region
Abstract
Objective: The objective of this paper is to present a birds-eye view of the Malaria situation in the W.H.O. West ern Pacific Region.
Methods: The methods included online searches related to Malaria for each country such as from W.H.O., World Bank and journal articles as well as national program documents.
Findings: Twenty-eight countries, territories, and areas (American Samoa, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, China, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Kiribati, Macao SAR, Marshall Islands, Federa ted States of Micronesia, Mongolia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Singapore, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna) are free of indigenous Malaria while the remaining nine (Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Viet Nam) are progressing towards that target.
Conclusion: Cambodia and Malaysia are most likely to receive a certification for Malaria elimination in the immediate future.
How to cite this article:
Nath A. Status of Malaria in the W.H.O. Western Pacific Region. Epidem Int. 2022;7(3):6-10.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2455.7048.202211
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