Health • June 1, 2026
No Vaccine No Problem: Papua New Guinea Malaria Deaths Fall by 92%
Originally published on Good News Network
Using only current methods of prevention, testing, and treatment, Papua New Guinea has reduced the rate of malaria deaths from 13 per 100,000 inhabitants to just 1. PNG is responsible for some 90% of all malaria cases in the Western Pacific region. Lucy Dally, the country's malaria coordinator, presented this incredible drop in the fatality
Using only current methods of prevention, testing, and treatment, Papua New Guinea has reduced the rate of malaria deaths from 13 per 100,000 inhabitants to just 1. PNG is responsible for some 90% of all malaria cases in the Western Pacific region. Lucy Dally, the country's malaria coordinator, presented this incredible drop in the fatality
Originally published on Good News Network.
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