Saturday, 10 September 2016

PRO/EDR> Malaria - Sri Lanka: certified malaria-free, WHO

Malaria -- Sri Lanka
In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka has been certified as malaria-free island country by World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday [5 Sep 2016].
"Sri Lanka's achievement is truly remarkable. In the mid-20th century it was among the most malaria-affected countries, but now it is malaria-free.
This is testament to the courage and vision of its leaders, and signifies the great leaps that can be made when targeted action is taken. It also demonstrates the importance of

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2ck0BHe

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