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Yaounde Declaration
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- The Ministers of Health from African countries with the highest burden of malaria recently signed the Yaounde Declaration with the objective of ending malaria deaths.
- Globally, the number of malaria cases in 2022 surged significantly compared to the pre-COVID-19 era.
- The total cases rose from 233 million in 2019 to a staggering 249 million.
- Africa remains the epicentre of the malaria crisis, bearing an immense burden.
- It accounts for 94 per cent of all global malaria cases and a staggering 95 per cent of global malaria-related deaths, totalling an estimated 580,000 deaths in 2022.
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