This was stated in a statement by the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that “Malaria As old as Egyptian civilization The same, but this disease that plagued him Pharaohs “It is now Egypt’s past, not its future.”
He added, “The testimony is clear Egypt from Malaria A truly historic success, and a testament to the commitment of its peopleGovernment of Egypt By getting rid of this ancient scourge.
Egyptian Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Deputy Prime Minister, said, “Egypt obtaining the malaria elimination certificate today is not the end of the journey, but rather the beginning of a new phase. We must now work tirelessly and vigilantly to maintain our achievement by maintaining the highest standards of surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment.” “Integrated vector management and sustaining our effective and rapid response to imported cases.”
Globally, a total of 44 countries and one territory have achieved this achievement, according to the organization.
WHO grants a malaria elimination certificate to each country that demonstrates, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the chain of local transmission of malaria by Anopheles mosquitoes has been interrupted throughout the country for a period of at least 3 consecutive years.
The country must also prove its ability to prevent re-transmission.
Malaria kills more than 600,000 people annually, 95 percent of them in Africa, according to the organization.