Question: When ‘World Malaria Day’ is observed?
(a) April 24
(b) April 22
(c) April 20
(d) April 25
Answer- (d)
Related Facts
- On April 25th, 2018 World Malaria Day was celebrated across the world.
- The main theme of this day in year 2018 was – ‘Ready to Beat Malaria’.
- According to the latest World Malaria Report, 2017, released in November 2017, there were 216 million cases of malaria in the year 2016.
- Which are more than 211 million cases in year 2015.
- The number of deaths from malaria in the year 2016 was 445,000.
- According to the report, in the year 2016, 90 percent of the total world affairs and 91 percent of total deaths were in the African region.
- Malaria transmission was running in 91 countries and regions in 2016.
- It is known that the infection of malaria spreads through female anopheles mosquito, which carries a parasite called Plasmodium from one body to the other.
- National strategic plan (2017-2022) for eradicating malaria has been prepared.
- India’s goal is to eliminate malaria by 2030.
Reference:
http://www.who.int/campaigns/malaria-day/2018/event/en/
http://www.who.int/malaria/media/world-malaria-report-2017/en/