World Malaria Report 2012

• The World Malaria Report 2012 summarizes information received from 104 malaria-endemic countries.
• It highlights the progress made towards the global malaria targets set for 2015, and describes current challenges for global malaria control and elimination.
• According to the latest WHO estimates, there were about 219 million cases of malaria in 2010 and an 
• estimated 660000 deaths.
• Africa is the most affected continent: about 90% of all malaria deaths occur there.
• Malaria remains inextricably linked with poverty.
• The highest malaria mortality rates are being seen in countries that have the highest rates of extreme poverty.
• In South East Asia, the second most affected region in the world, India has the highest malaria burden (with an estimated 24 million cases per year), followed by Indonesia and Myanmar.
• Antimalarial drug resistance is a major concern for the global effort to control malaria.
• In May 2012, WHO and the Roll Back Malaria Partnership released the Global Plan for Insecticide Resistance Management in malaria vectors, a five-pillar strategy for managing the threat of insecticide resistance.

About India:

• India has the highest number of cases in the region, is projected to achieve decreases of 50-75 per cent in malaria case incidence by 2015.
• India has been taking measures like providing insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) and long-lasting insecticidal nets in affected areas.
• India, Nepal and Thailand could also potentially move from the “control” to the “pre-elimination” phase by continuing their progress.

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