Egypt is malaria-free after a 100-year effort

This video is part of: Centre for Health and Healthcare

The World Health Organization called the moment ‘truly historic’. Being malaria-free means Egypt has had no new native cases for 3 years in a row. So how did the country achieve this?

Topics:

Health and Healthcare Systems

Share:

Forum Stories newsletter

Bringing you weekly curated insights and analysis on the global issues that matter.

Subscribe today

More on Health and Healthcare Systems
See all

AI won't replace healthcare workers. It can help train millions more

Carl Madi

August 6, 2026

The science to eliminate cervical cancer exists. In Asia-Pacific, delivery is the gap

How AI is affecting bedside diagnosis and what to do about it

"Not just small men" - how healthcare is failing women, and what can be done

How responsible businesses are investing in climate-resilient schools to improve children's health and education

Climate change is becoming a global health emergency, warns Iceland’s former prime minister