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WHO Says The Number Of Global Malaria Cases Is On The Rise
Katherine Biek
11:28 AM, Nov 19, 2018
5 hours ago
Health officials say the number of people being diagnosed with malaria worldwide is on the rise.
That's according to the World Health Organization's World Malaria Report 2018, which was released Monday. It says there were 219 million cases in 2017, compared with 217 million the previous year.
Scientists are concerned that reductions in cases of the mosquito-borne disease are stalling after declining gradually from 2010 to 2015.
There were 10 countries in Africa that saw a combined 3.5 million more people get infected with malaria in 2017 than in 2016. On the flip side, countries like India, Ethiopia, Pakistan and Rwanda all made great strides in combating malaria in 2017...
WHO Says The Number Of Global Malaria Cases Is On The Rise
Katherine Biek
11:28 AM, Nov 19, 2018
5 hours ago
Health officials say the number of people being diagnosed with malaria worldwide is on the rise.
That's according to the World Health Organization's World Malaria Report 2018, which was released Monday. It says there were 219 million cases in 2017, compared with 217 million the previous year.
Scientists are concerned that reductions in cases of the mosquito-borne disease are stalling after declining gradually from 2010 to 2015.
There were 10 countries in Africa that saw a combined 3.5 million more people get infected with malaria in 2017 than in 2016. On the flip side, countries like India, Ethiopia, Pakistan and Rwanda all made great strides in combating malaria in 2017...