Over 126,000 malaria cases reported in Myanmar from Jan to Aug

FILE PHOTO: A woman getting a blood test for malaria at the clinic of the Shoklo Malaria Research Unit in Wang Pha, a Thai village on the border with Myanmar in 2016. - The Straits Times/ANN

YANGON: A total of 126,562 malaria cases were detected and treated in Myanmar between January and August 2025, the state-owned Myanmar Radio and Television reported on Saturday (Nov 8).

The country is striving to eliminate malaria transmission by 2030 and has made significant progress in its control efforts over the past decade, the report said.

Between 2012 and 2021, malaria cases in Myanmar decreased by 88 per cent, while fatalities dropped by 97 per cent, it said. - Xinhua