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It's #WorldMalariaDay

Over the last 2 decades 11 countries have been certified #Malaria free:
🇩🇿 Algeria
🇦🇷 Argentina
🇦🇲 Armenia
🇸🇻 El Salvador
🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan
🇲🇦 Morocco
🇵🇾 Paraguay
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
🇹🇲 Turkmenistan
🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan

Together we can #EndMalaria!

Today is #WorldMalariaDay

#Malaria still kills 1⃣ child every 2⃣ minutes.
No children should die because they cannot access life-saving services to prevent, detect & treat the disease.

Reaching 0⃣ malaria is possible – Together we can #EndMalaria

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Today is #WorldMalariaDay

In 2019, there were an est. 229 million cases of #malaria & 400 000 malaria-related deaths in 87 countries. Children under 5 years continued to account for approximately 2/3 of deaths from malaria 🌐

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Today is #WorldMalariaDay

Most countries that succeed in eliminating #malaria cover the cost through domestic funding that is sustained over a period of many decades

Sustained funding is 🔑 to #EndMalaria

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Today is #WorldMalariaDay

In many settings, community-based healthworkers play a 🔑 role in preventing, detecting and treating #malaria.

Let's support them to #EndMalaria!

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In countries with 0⃣ #malaria, all people at risk of the disease, regardless of their citizenship or ability to pay, have been reached with the services they need to prevent, detect & treat the disease.
 
Inclusive health systems are 🔑 to #EndMalaria
 
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Today is #WorldMalariaDay
 
Sleeping under insecticide-treated nets is one of the most effective ways to prevent #malaria.
 
Let's sleep safe 💤 to #EndMalaria
 
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Today is #WorldMalariaDay
 
Countries that succeed in eliminating #malaria have invested in robust surveillance systems that are capable of generating reliable and timely data.
 
Strong surveillance systems are 🔑 to #EndMalaria
 
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Today is #WorldMalariaDay

⏰ Time is of essence when detecting and treating #malaria. Rapid diagnostic tests provide quick results and are simple to perform and interpret.

Let’s test to #EndMalaria

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Since the launch of the #malaria vaccine pilots in Ghana 🇬🇭, Kenya 🇰🇪 & Malawi🇲🇼 over 650k children have received their first dose. The RTS,S vaccine is the first vaccine to show that it can significantly reduce malaria & severe malaria.

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#VaccinesWork

Elian was the first child to receive the #malaria vaccine through routine immunization in Kenya 🇰🇪 in September 2019. Less than two years later, he’s received all four doses to get the best protection.

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#VaccinesWork

Two years ago, Lusitana from Malawi 🇲🇼 was the first child in the world to receive the RTS,S #malaria vaccine through routine immunization. She has now received all four doses and is fully vaccinated.

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#VaccinesWork

Many countries that reach the 0⃣ #malaria target have relied on dedicated networks of community-based health workers to prevent, detect & treat the disease, even among vulnerable & hard-to-reach populations.

Community engagement is 🔑 to #EndMalaria

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It's #WorldMalariaDay

Prompt treatment with an effective antimalarial drug 💊 is essential to prevent a mild case of #malaria from progressing to severe disease or death.

Let’s support swift treatment to #EndMalaria

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In the face of the dual threat of antimalarial drug resistance & #COVID19, countries of the Greater Mekong subregion have made major gains towards their goal to #EndMalaria by 2030. They reported a 97% ↘️ in #malaria cases between 2000 & 2020

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Health centre #malaria workers like Ly Kanha from Cambodia 🇰🇭 play a pivotal role in eliminating the disease in the Greater Mekong subregion by 2030 and to #EndMalaria in hotspots around the world 🌎🌍🌏

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Today is #WorldMalariaDay

Successful #malaria elimination efforts are owned and led by countries. Political commitment to #EndMalaria often transcends any one government and is maintained over many decades.

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Since 2017, WHO has supported a group of 21 countries to #EndMalaria through the E-2020 initiative. The 🆕 report, “Zeroing in on #malaria elimination”, summarizes progress and lessons learned over the last three years.

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Over the last two decades, a growing number of countries have been approaching malaria elimination.

The number of countries with less than 1000 #malaria cases more than doubled – from 14 countries in 2000 to 34 countries in 2019.

Let's #EndMalaria

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It's #WorldMalariaDay

Spraying the indoor walls and ceilings of homes with insecticides is a powerful way to rapidly reduce #malaria transmission.

Let's spray to #EndMalaria

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It's #WorldMalariaDay

Only 1⃣ in 3⃣ pregnant women 🤰🏿 in Africa has access to the WHO-recommended 3 or more doses of preventive #malaria therapy.

Let's increase access to preventive therapy to #EndMalaria!

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