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Fight Against Malaria 2021

El Salvador’s journey to zero malaria proves elimination is possible

On February 25, 2021, El Salvador marked a major milestone in its decades-long fight against malaria, becoming the first Central American country to be certified malaria-free.  El Salvador is the third country in the Americas to be certified malaria-free in the past four years, following Paraguay in June 2018 and Argentina in May 2019. Certification of elimination is granted by the World … Continued