Malaria deaths, cases surged in 2024 with gains at stake – Report

Malaria killed around 610,000 people in 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Most of the fatalities occured in sub-Saharan Africa, with children constituting the majority of the victims.

Case numbers also went up from 273 million to an estimated 282 million, according to the WHO’s annual malaria report.

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