Objectives/approaches

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Strategic approach 7: Operational/applied research

Operational/applied field research will continue to be supported. The Regional Office, in close collaboration with national malaria programmes and institutions, will develop research priority themes that will enable countries to update their national strategies based on evidence and address the gaps in malaria control and elimination programmes.

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Malaria threats map

Statistics and figures

In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region:

291 million people at risk for malaria in 2015 111 million at high risk

Estimated malaria case incidence decreased by 11% between 2010  and 2015

Estimated malaria mortality rate reduced by 6% between 2010 and 2015