China's national campaign to eliminate malaria, which drew on seventy years of integrated interventions before the country was certified malaria free by the World Health Organization on June 30, 2021. Central to the program's later phase was the 1-3-7 surveillance and response strategy introduced in 2012, which set fixed timelines for each confirmed case: reporting a diagnosis within 1 day, confirming it and assessing transmission risk within 3 days, and taking action to contain any onward transmission within 7 days. No indigenous malaria cases were reported in China after 2017, and the surveillance model China developed has since been adapted by Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand, among other countries pursuing elimination.
Facts
Program StatusCompleted its elimination goal: WHO certified China malaria-free on 30 June 2021 after a 70-year effort 2 Sponsoring BodyCoordinated across 13 Chinese government ministries from 2010, spanning health, education, finance, research and science, development, public security, the army, police, commerce, industry and information technology, customs, media and tourism 2 Target PopulationGeneral population of China, with continuing focus on preventing imported cases in malaria-endemic border areas such as Yunnan Province 2 Health GoalEliminate indigenous malaria transmission nationwide in China 1 Geographic Scope Measured ResultsZero indigenous malaria cases reported for three consecutive years from 2017, the basis for WHO malaria-free certification 1 Classification
Program KindDisease Surveillance Program 1 Connections
Associated With
national malaria elimination programme implemented by China CDC
Delivers Practice
Entity-backed identity for the program-kind enum value this public health program already carries, resolved to a health practice by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The program-kind fact itself stays on the program unchanged.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. WHO China - Malaria Health Topic Page
World Health OrganizationWHO China malaria health-topic page, paragraph 2, sentence 2
In 2010, the National Malaria Elimination Programme was launched, backed by strong political commitment and an effectively integrated approach.
WHO China malaria health-topic page, paragraph 2, sentence 2 (programme goal)
In 2010, the National Malaria Elimination Programme was launched, backed by strong political commitment and an effectively integrated approach.
WHO China malaria health-topic page, paragraph 2, sentence 1 (nationwide burden)
Malaria was once widespread in China, with over 24 million cases reported in the early 1970s.
WHO China malaria health-topic page, paragraph 2, sentence 3
Since 2017, China has reported zero indigenous malaria case for three consecutive years and this makes China eligible for the malaria-free certification by WHO.
Program classification, entity description sentence
Central to the program's later phase was the 1-3-7 surveillance and response strategy introduced in 2012, which set fixed timelines for each confirmed case: reporting a diagnosis within 1 day, confirming it and assessing transmission risk within 3 days, and taking action to contain any onward transmission within 7 days.
View the Source 2. WHO News: From 30 Million Cases to Zero, China Certified Malaria-Free
World Health OrganizationWHO news release 30 June 2021, Keys to success section, multi-sector collaboration paragraph
In 2010, 13 ministries in China - including those representing health, education, finance, research and science, development, public security, the army, police, commerce, industry and information technology, customs, media and tourism - joined forces to end malaria nationwide.
WHO news release 30 June 2021, opening paragraph
Following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO - a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s.
WHO news release 30 June 2021, opening paragraph (certification year)
Following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO - a notable feat for a country that reported 30 million cases of the disease annually in the 1940s.
WHO news release 30 June 2021, Keeping malaria at bay section
The risk of imported cases of malaria remains a key concern, particularly in southern Yunnan Province, which borders 3 malaria-endemic countries: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam.
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