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World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared Sri Lanka a malaria-free nation.
Regional director of WHO, Poonam Khetrapal Singh said in a statement with gletupdate that Sri Lanka had been among the most malaria-affected countries in the mid-20th century.
According to a statement received from WHO, it is said that the country had begun an anti-malaria campaign that successfully targeted the mosquito-borne parasite that causes the disease, not just mosquitoes. Health education and effective surveillance also helped the campaign.
It said no locally transmitted cases of malaria had been recorded in the country for three-and-a-half years.
To prevent parasites re-entering the country, the anti-malaria campaign is working with local and international partners to maintain surveillance and screening, it said.
According to a statement received from WHO, it is said that the country had begun an anti-malaria campaign that successfully targeted the mosquito-borne parasite that causes the disease, not just mosquitoes. Health education and effective surveillance also helped the campaign.
It said no locally transmitted cases of malaria had been recorded in the country for three-and-a-half years.
To prevent parasites re-entering the country, the anti-malaria campaign is working with local and international partners to maintain surveillance and screening, it said.
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