A man sleeps under a mosquito net at a village in Pailin province, some 350 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh to prevent the spread of malaria. - AFP
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): During the first nine months of this year, 7,668 malaria cases were reported, representing a 70 per cent drop compared to the same period last year, Minister of Health Mam Bun Heng said. Last year, there were 25,499 malaria patients.
The country has not reported a malaria-related death for three consecutive years.
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