Of the 11 countries with the worlds highest malaria burdens, india was one of only two countries to reduce malaria cases between 2017 and 2018, achieving a 28 per cent reduction in such cases, according to a new World health Organization (WHO) report.
While india had 2.6 million fewer malaria cases in 2018, uganda had 1.5 million fewer cases last year, compared to the previous year, said the report titled "World Malaria Report 2019".
This success builds on India's 24 per cent reduction in malaria cases between 2016 and 2017 reported last year by the WHO.
However, the research also revealed that 19 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and india carried almost 85 per cent of the global malaria burden. According to the report, India's progress means the country no longer has the world's fourth highest malaria burden, though it still is the only non-African country among the top 11 countries with the most malaria globally.
