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Belize At The Forefront of Eliminating Malaria InThe America’s
posted (November 6, 2018)
Today is World Malaria day and the Pan American Health Organization is urging countries of the Americas to eradicate malaria - and Belize is at the forefront of that drive. PAHO reports that Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico and Suriname are potentially on their way to eliminating malaria by 2020. But, not every country is doing so well, and PAHO urges countries of the region to take urgent action to halt the increase in cases.

Since 2015, cases of malaria in the Americas have increased by 71%. 95% of the total number of these cases are concentrated in five countries, where efforts against the disease have been weakened.

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