According to the Facebook page of the Ministry of Health released on March 2, 2022, Minister of Health, Professor Mam Bunheng, and Dr. O Vandin, the Secretary of State, Spokesperson of the Ministry of Health, and Chairman of the Commission for COVID-19 Vaccination throughout the country. (CCC-19), led a delegation from the Ministry of Health of Cambodia in a panel discussion with a delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, led by Dr. Pedro Alonso, Director, Global Malaria Program, accompanied by World Health Organization officials and technical advisers of the regional headquarters, and also in Cambodia.
The meeting was held for the purpose of discussing the work to eradicate malaria in the Kingdom of Cambodia, focusing on the issues as follows.
Continue to focus on reducing malaria, both falciparum, and vivace. In fact, we note that the number of malaria cases has been reduced by 97.5% from 2011 to 2021. The last step in the eradication of malaria is the most important step in achieving the goal of eradicating malaria by 2025. And maintaining sustainability in malaria-endemic areas, which existed before the implementation of the malaria eradication program. Then continue to reduce malaria-infected areas in the country: by reducing the number of cases and cases of malaria until there are no reported cases of malaria (zero cases) by strengthening this work at the local level. More malaria and use of monitoring system (MIS) that facilitates the collection and entry of data in a timely manner.
The Secretary of State stressed the efforts of the Malaria Eradication Program in Cambodia, stating that with the highest attention to the health and well-being of the Cambodian people. The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia initiates and officially approves the implementation of the National Malaria Eradication Strategy in the Kingdom of Cambodia 2011-2025, which is adopted and sets out activities and guidelines to promote actively eradicate malaria for partner teams and funding agencies.
As a result of the 10 years of implementation of the National Malaria Eradication Strategy from 2011 to 2021. The malaria death rate indicator has been completed with no deaths from the disease since 2018 and confirmed that Cambodia achieved success 3 years before the target set. As for the indicator of zero malaria in 2025, it is also a task that we must all continue to work together relentlessly in the final stages to achieve this goal.
