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Malaria

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Elimination from the WHO European Region by 2015

The WHO European Region aims to interrupt the transmission of malaria and eliminate the disease from the remaining five countries affected by 2015. The number of reported locally acquired cases has dropped dramatically: from 90 712 in 1995 to only 102 cases reported in 2011 in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkey and including a small-scale outbreak in Greece.

Eliminating malaria from the Region by 2015 is a realistic and attainable goal. Turkmenistan attained malaria-free status in 2010, Armenia – in 2011, Kazakhstan – in 2012. Georgia recently initiated preparation for the certification process and an official request for certification will be requested by the end of 2012.

• Regional strategy for malaria elimination
  
• Background
  
• Tashkent Declaration
  

Publications

• Regional strategy: from malaria control to elimination in the WHO European Region 2006-2015

Countries

• Potential malaria transmission areas in Georgia