Article 4FPZZ Argentina and Algeria stamp out malaria in 'historic achievement'

Argentina and Algeria stamp out malaria in 'historic achievement'

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Rebecca Ratcliffe
from World news | The Guardian on (#4FPZZ)

Improvements in detection, diagnosis and treatment hailed by World Health Organization as 'a model for other countries'

Algeria and Argentina have been declared malaria-free by the World Health Organization, in what has been described as a "historic achievement" for both countries.

The declaration follows warnings that the global fight against malaria has slipped off track in recent years, with cases rising in many of the countries worst affected by the disease.

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