Southern Africa:Southern Africa Is Slipping Again After Coming Close to Eliminating Malaria

[The Conversation Africa] In the last five years, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Swaziland have all been on the verge of eliminating malaria. In fact, progress had been so good that the southern African region had been tipped to be malaria free by 2018. But a spike in cases this year means that it's unlikely to meet the target. A new target has been set for 2020. The Conversation Africa's Health and Medicine editor Candice Bailey asked Professor Rajendra Maharaj to explain why.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - Category: African Health Source Type: news