The World Health Organization is commending Algeria and Argentina for becoming the latest countries to eliminate malaria.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said this achievement "serves as a model for other countries working to end this disease once and for all." Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease, and can be prevented through a vaccine. In 2017, there were 219 million cases worldwide, with 400,000 malaria-related deaths, WHO reports.
Argentina and Algeria were able to eliminate malaria through improved health care, including free diagnosis and treatments, and fast responses to outbreaks. Now, 38 countries and territories are free of malaria, and experts say it's entirely possible to end the disease on a global scale, but there needs to be more funding.
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