Cape Verde reaches malaria-free milestone - BBC News

The island state becomes the first sub-Saharan country to get rid of the deadly disease in 50 years.

5 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesBy Dorcas WangiraAfrica health correspondent, BBC News, NairobiA sub-Saharan African nation has been declared malaria-free for the first time in 50 years.

Cape Verde was given the status by the World Health Organization (WHO) as it has not reported a single case of local transmission in three years.

Experts have described this as a major achievement.

Malaria is a huge killer on the continent. In 2022, 580,000 people in Africa died from the disease, amounting to 95% of fatalities worldwide.

The disease is caused by a complex parasite which is spread by mosquito bites.

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