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BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 27. The World
Health Organization (WHO) has certified Azerbaijan and Tajikistan
as malaria-free countries, trend reports via the tweet of the WHO Regional Office
for Europe.
According to the WHO, this achievement has been
possible thanks to sustained political investment and the
dedication of the health workforce, together with targeted
prevention, early detection, and treatment of all malaria
cases.
In September 2021, the leadership of Azerbaijan's
Ministry of Health sent an official appeal to WHO Director-General
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in connection with the start of the
certification process for the elimination of malaria in
Azerbaijan.
As part of this process, from May 16 to 20, 2022, a
WHO certification mission visited Azerbaijan. Also, the Ministry of
Health submitted the "National Report on Malaria Control in the
Republic of Azerbaijan" along with a package of necessary documents
to the WHO Global Malaria Program.
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