Belize declared free from malaria by health chiefs

BBC
Jun 22, 2023

Belize declared free from malaria by health chiefs


The WHO said the Central American nation had "achieved a dramatic reduction" in malaria cases, down from 10,000 in 1994 to zero indigenous cases in 2019.

It said Belize's achievement would serve as an inspiration for other countries in the Americas, where malaria is endemic, Malaria, spread to humans by some types of mosquitoes, can be lethal.