Consider the statements regarding WHO Malaria-Free Certification Criteria-

1. The Country under consideration has to prove that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of malaria for at least 3 consecutive years.

2. Algeria and Argentina has been declared as Malaria-free countries recently.

3. National Strategic Plan for malaria elimination (2017-2020) aims to eliminate Malaria by 2022.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

WHO Malaria-Free Certification Criteria: The Country under consideration has to prove that it has interrupted indigenous transmission of malaria for at least 3 consecutive years. Till date a total of 36 countries have received WHO’s malaria free certification.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Algeria and Argentina as ‘Malaria-Free’ countries after no cases of indigenous transmission of disease were recorded.

The Government has drafted National Strategic Plan for malaria elimination (2017-2020) which plans to eliminate Malaria by 2030.

By: Deepak Thakur