WHO Declares Egypt 'Malaria-Free'
WHO Declares Egypt 'Malaria-Free'
The Facts
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Egypt "malaria-free" Sunday, stating that the achievement marks the end of a "nearly 100-year effort by the Egyptian government and people."
Egypt is now one of 44 countries and one territory around the world to have reached this milestone — the third in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, and the first since 2010.
The Spin
The world is on a positive path toward eradicating malaria — from billions of cases prevented to millions of lives saved. But there's still more work for governments to accomplish, including preventive strategies like vaccines, mosquito sprays, and bed nets, as well as other treatments such as Artemisinin-based therapies.
The world should be skeptical of the medical establishment when it comes to infectious diseases, especially in the wake of failures during the pandemic. Now that the smear campaigns are over, low-cost drugs like ivermectin — which has long been proven to treat malaria — should be at the top of every doctor's treatment list to help eradicate this disease and others.
