• 21
  Oct
  2011

• WHO Predicts Malaria Gone In 10 Years

  
  Filed Under: Blogging
  Author: YourGuy

The World Health Organization (WHO) feels that malaria, which has been with us for the past 50,000 years, may soon be permanently eradicated in 10 years. This is big boost for tourism and international health insurance because it would be one less worry for travelers. As many already know, one cannot travel to certain countries without taking note of the possibility of contracting malaria. This is why worldwide health insurance is always stressed when planning a trip overseas.
The current place that has known cases of malaria are the sub-Saharan African region with more than 780,000 people dying in the year 2009 alone! Other countries are in Asia, South America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and Middle East.
In 2007 up to today more than 10 countries have been declared malaria-free like Morocco and Armenia.  A country can apply with WHO to get certified to be malaria-free, but they have to show proof of zero cases as well as efforts by the government to continue to fight malaria through the dissemination of tools that can be used to defeat malaria. The problem with this disease is that it can come back without warning if guards are let down. Traditional methods are mosquito nets and a malaria vaccine which is now going through final testing in Africa.

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