The recently released World Malaria Report shows that the number of cases and deaths due to the mosquito-borne infection India have continued to decline. AdvertisementThe number of malaria cases had dropped from 243 million to 233 million globally between 2000 and 2019. The number of malaria deaths also remained higher than the pre-pandemic levels. AdvertisementAlmost half of the five million additional malaria cases reported globally in 2022 — 2.1 million — were from Pakistan that witnessed an extreme flood. AdvertisementAnother challenge is vivax malaria, which accounts for over 40 per cent of malaria cases in India.

Source: Indian Express December 02, 2023 15:55 UTC