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WHO Malaria Report: India Shows Significant Drop Of Cases In Last 20 Years

WHO's recent World Malaria Report 2020 has shown that India has recorded a significant drop in malaria cases during 2000-19 among the south-east Asian countries. Reportedly, the count fell to 5.6 million in 2019 from 20 million cases in 2000. The report has shown a decline in malarial deaths from 29,500 (2000) to 7700 (2019). However, India still accounts for 88% cases and reports 86% malarial deaths in the region.

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 - 01:35 PM / by Harsh Vardhan

Tags: World Health Organization, India, South-East Asia, Malaria

Courtesy: The Indian Express