Published on Oct 08, 2021
World Malaria Day : World Malaria Day is an occasion to highlight the need for continued investment and sustained political commitment for malaria prevention and control. It was instituted by WHO Member States during the World Health Assembly of 2007.
The Theme of World Malaria Day 2021 is “Reaching the zero malaria target”
This year, WHO and partners will mark World Malaria Day by celebrating the achievements of countries that are approaching – and achieving – malaria elimination.
On 21 April, WHO published a new report highlighting successes and lessons learned among the “E-2020” group of malaria-eliminating countries. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of these countries reported zero indigenous malaria cases in 2020, while others made impressive progress in their journey to becoming malaria-free.
In the face of a dual threat of antimalarial drug resistance and COVID-19, countries of the Greater Mekong subregion have also made major strides towards their shared goal of elimination by 2030. In the 6 countries of the subregion, the reported number of malaria cases fell by 97% between 2000 and 2020. Malaria deaths were reduced by more than 99% in the same period of time.
Ahead of World Malaria Day, country leaders, frontline health workers and global partners came together in a virtual forum held on 21 April to share experiences and reflections on efforts to reach the target of zero malaria. The event was co-hosted by WHO and the RBM Partnership to End Malaria.
1. “Let us all promote prevention and incidence of malaria worldwide.”
“Malaria kills nearly 3000 children everyday.”
2. “Stop Mosquitoes, Stop Malaria.”
“Save yourself from Malaria using Mosquito Repellents.”
“Residual spraying is a highly effective measure for Malaria Control.”
3. What’s the difference between the IQ of a stupid guy and one of a mosquito About 5 points. How do you even the score? Kill the mosquito.
4. If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito
5. Fighting patents one by one will never eliminate the danger of software patents, any more than swatting mosquitoes will eliminate malaria.
6. If you ever feel like you are too small to make a difference, Spend a night with a mosquito
7. I’ve just been bitten on the neck by a vampire… mosquito. Does that mean that when the night comes I will rise and be annoying?
8. Blood is like water, to a vampire. And coffee is like blood, to a tired mosquito. And my love is like an itch—and a scratch.
9. Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me
10. I have the attention span of a mosquito from multitasking and all the things that have affected my poor little brain.
Fighting patents one by one will never eliminate the danger of software patents, any more than swatting mosquitoes will eliminate malaria – Richard Stallman
AIDS and malaria and TB are national security issues. A worldwide program to get a start on dealing with these issues would cost about $25 billion. It’s, what, a few months in Iraq – Jared Diamond
Malaria kills and its main victims are children and women. We can stop this scourge so people can live with dignity and go to work and school – Youssou N’Dour
