RBM Partnership congratulates Paraguay on eliminating malaria
Global partnership urges countries close to elimination to stay committed to beating the preventable but deadly disease
11 June 2018 – Today, the nation of Paraguay is celebrating breaking free from the burden of malaria – a disease that claims a child’s life every two minutes – with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) announcement that the country achieved malaria-free certification after five consecutive years of zero indigenous cases of malaria. Paraguay is the first country in the Americas to achieve this goal in 45 years.