Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:17pm on 21 Oct 2024,Monday Health & Wellness
Egypt has officially been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO) after nearly 100 years of efforts to stop the disease. WHO praised the Egyptian government and its people for ending malaria, a disease that has existed since ancient times. Egypt is the third country in the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Region to achieve this status, following the UAE and Morocco. Certification requires no malaria transmission for at least three years. WHO has urged Egypt to remain vigilant to maintain its malaria-free status, with ongoing prevention efforts to avoid re-establishing the disease.
