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World Mosquito Day - August 20
August 22 , 2021
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- The day is observed annually to raise awareness about the causes of malaria and how it can be prevented.
- It is observed to highlight the efforts of healthcare officials, NGOs, and others in fighting diseases caused by malaria.
- The theme of World Mosquito Day 2021 is “Reaching the zero-malaria target”.
- The day also commemorates the discovery made by British doctor Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans.
- In 1902, Ross won Nobel Prize for Medicine becoming the first British person to receive the award.
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