A strategic plan of South Africa's National Department of Health setting a goal of zero local malaria transmission in the country by 2029/30, part of a longer national effort the department says has South Africa on track for malaria elimination status by 2028. The plan is organized around objectives including sustaining effective program management, leadership and coordination of elimination activities by 2029; strengthening surveillance so that all malaria cases are detected, reported, investigated, classified and responded to by 2029/30; and raising malaria awareness among at least 90 percent of the affected population to encourage preventive behavior and early care-seeking. South Africa reported 9,795 malaria cases and 106 deaths in 2023, and the country has already achieved sub-national elimination in areas such as the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal, with the World Health Organization collaborating with the department on data-driven strategy refinement as the 2029/30 target approaches.
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Program StatusOn track for malaria elimination status by 2028 1 Sponsoring BodySouth Africa's National Department of Health 1 Health GoalAchieve malaria elimination status for South Africa 1 Geographic ScopeSouth Africa, concentrated in the endemic provinces of Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal 1 Measured Results9,795 malaria cases and 106 deaths reported in South Africa in 2023 1 Program status (class) Classification
Program KindDisease Surveillance Program 1 Connections
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Source South African Government News: National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan statement
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1. South African Government News: National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan statement
South African Government / Department of Healthstatement, issuing body byline
Issued by Department of Health
statement body, endemic provinces
particularly in endemic provinces like Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal
statement body, target year
South Africa is on track in its commitment to achieve malaria elimination status by the year 2028
statement body, case counts
In South Africa, 9,795 cases and 106 deaths were reported in 2023
Program classification, entity description sentence
The plan is organized around objectives including sustaining effective program management, leadership and coordination of elimination activities by 2029; strengthening surveillance so that all malaria cases are detected, reported, investigated, classified and responded to by 2029/30; and raising malaria awareness among at least 90 percent of the affected population to encourage preventive behavior and early care-seeking.
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South Africa is on track in its commitment to achieve malaria elimination status by the year 2028, as outlined in the National Malaria Elimination Strategic Plan, despite facing challenges such as heightened heatwaves exacerbated by climate change with potential to directly impact transmission and the burden disease.
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