The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, a remarkable achievement for a country that prioritized the disease and embarked on a concerted, nation-wide response shortly after gaining independence in 2002.
WHO / Karen Reidy
Two children sleep under an insecticide-treated bed net in Fuiloro Village, Lospalos, Timor-Leste.
Two children sleep under an insecticide-treated bed net in Fuiloro Village, Lospalos, Timor-Leste.
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Timor-Leste certified malaria-free by WHO
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