S. Korea plans to eradicate malaria in the country by 2021: KCDCP
질본 "국내 말라리아 2021년까지 재퇴치"… 2024년 WHO 인증 목표
South Korea plans to eradicate malaria in the country by 2021 and get international recognition as a nation free of that virus.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention announced its plans to gain that WHO recognition by 2024.
South Korea currently has the most reported cases of the disease among OECD members, with one in a hundred-thousand people being infected last year.
About ninety percent of the cases occur near the demilitarized zone in Incheon, Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do Provinces.
South Korea plans to eradicate malaria in the country by 2021 and get international recognition as a nation free of that virus.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control & Prevention announced its plans to gain that WHO recognition by 2024.
South Korea currently has the most reported cases of the disease among OECD members, with one in a hundred-thousand people being infected last year.
About ninety percent of the cases occur near the demilitarized zone in Incheon, Gyeonggi-do and Gangwon-do Provinces.