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KMID : 1143420210140170997
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Public Health Weekly Report
2021 Volume.14 No. 17 p.997 ~ p.1012
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2020 World Malaria Report
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Shin Hyun-Il
Lee Hee-Il
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Abstract
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Among the five species of human malaria, Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum) and Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax ) are
important and critical in public health. P. falciparum is most prevalent in the African continent and a major cause of deaths by malaria whereas P. vivax has a wider geographical distribution.
By 2019, the the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that the number of infected cases and deaths of malaria increased to 229 million and 409,000, respectively. Regionally, It was estimated that most cases in 2019 occurred in the
African Region (94%), followed by the South-East Asian Region (3%) and the Eastern Mediterranean Region (2.1%).
Similarly, it was estimated that most deaths (94%) in 2019 were reported in the African Region. Furthermore it was reported that children under the age of 5 accounted for 67% of the malaria deaths. Many countries are moving forward to
elimination. By way of example, the number of countries with less than 10,000 malaria cases increased from 26 in 2000 to
46 in 2019. In 2020, the WHO worked with serveral partners to complete malaria prevention campaigns and minimize the suspension of diagnosis and treatment in order to prevent the increase of patients and deaths caused by malaria in countries with malaria even in the face of COVID-19. The Division of Vectors and Parasitic Diseases in Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) has been continuously cooperating with international and national agencies to control or eliminate malaria.
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KEYWORD
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Malaria, World Health Organization (WHO), Elimination, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)
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