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Belize and Suriname among countries in the

Americas on track to eliminate malaria by

2020

6 HORA PASA , 5 DI NOVEMBER 2018 15:41
SECCION: SALUD

PAHO urges countries of the Americas to rid the continent of malaria
Paraguay eliminated local transmission of the disease this year, and seven other countries are
on track to do so by 2020. Other countries, however, have recorded increases in the number of
cases of malaria, which is putting achievement of the elimination goal at risk.

Washington, DC, 5 November 2018 (PAHO)- Paraguay was certified as having eliminated
malaria from its territory in June of this year. Argentina is on track to obtain its certification in
2019, and Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico and Suriname are potentially on

their way to achieving elimination by 2020. Other countries, however, have recorded an
increase in the number of cases of malaria, which puts at risk achievement of the goals to
reduce the number of cases, and eliminate the disease in the region by 2030.

On the eve of Malaria Day in the Americas (6 November), the Pan American Health
Organization (PAHO) urges countries of the region to take urgent action to halt the increase in