April 25 World Malaria Day
Dear EP’ians, Our Important Days and Themes section is divided into five segments. There are When? Why this date? Who? History Shots? Latest Shots?. Yes, we are going to seen when the day was declared, why we are remembering those days like reasons behind the chosen date who declared or introduced along with history about the day and latest details like themes, chief guest, hosting country etc. From these five segments, aspirants can know about the day very clear and this will helps you to answer the current events as well as static past events gk questions.
On April 25, We are celebrating World Malaria Day!
First Segment – When?
- First World Malaria Day was celebrated on April 25, 2008.
Second Segment – Why this date?
- Initially Africa Malaria Day was commemorated on 25th April since 2001.
- The Abuja Declaration was signed at the African Summit on Malaria 2000 on this date April 25th.
Third Segment – Who?
- 60th session of the World Health Assembly, WHO’s decision-making body established World Malaria Day in May 2007.
Fourth Segment – History?
- E-2020 initiative was launched in 2017,
- Through E 2020 WHO has supported 21 countries in their efforts to get to zero malaria cases within the 2020 timeline.
- India has been the only high indigenous country that reported a decline of 17.6% in 2019 compared to previous years.
- India has seen a 71.8% drop in malaria cases and 73.9% deaths between 2000 to 2019.
- It has also achieved a reduction of 83.34% in malaria morbidity and 92% in malaria mortality in these 9 years.
Fifth Segment – Latest Shots?
- World Malarial Day Theme 2021 – “Zero Malaria – Draw the Line Against Malaria”
- World Malaria Day 2021 will unify and build on the ‘Zero Malaria Starts with Me’ movement and the ‘Draw the Line Against Malaria’ youth focused campaign.
