Southeast Asia Nears Malaria Elimination, Down Two-Thirds Since 2010

Early in June, international experts joined leaders from Southeast Asia for a summit in Laos, where they discussed the "last mile" of malaria elimination from the eastern-most sector of the region. Burgeoning economically for decades, Vietnam and Cambodia, but also Laos DPR, have seen malaria transmission fall 67% over the last 15 years. Asia Pacific