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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Weronika Strzyżyńska

Cape Verde becomes fourth African country to eliminate malaria

Closeup of hands in surgical gloves holding a malaria test
A malaria field agent conducts a malaria rapid test on a child. In 2022, 95% of global malaria deaths were recorded in Africa. Photograph: David Snyder/Alamy

Cape Verde has become the fourth country in Africa and the 44th in the world to eliminate malaria.

Africa has the highest number of cases of the mosquito-borne disease in the world. In 2022, 94% of the 249 million cases globally and 95% of deaths were recorded on the continent.

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