Cambodia sees sharp drop in malaria cases in over a decade, says PM Hun Sen

PHNOM PENH, April 24 (Xinhua): Cambodia has seen a sharp drop in malaria cases in the last 11 years, recording no deaths from the disease since 2018, the country's Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said.

In a message to mark National Malaria Day on Monday, Hun Sen said the Southeast Asian country reported 4,041 cases of malaria in 2022, a huge decrease from more than 110,000 cases with over 500 deaths a year before 2011.