A total of 126,562 malaria cases were diagnosed and treated in the eight months from January to August 2025, said Deputy Minister for Health Dr Aye Tun.

A consultation meeting on the findings of the review of malaria control projects was held at the Ministry of Health, Office No.4, Conference Hall on November 6.

Deputy Minister of Health, Professor Dr Aye Tun, said that Myanmar is working towards eliminating all malaria infections by 2030, and that significant progress has been made in malaria control over the past decade. Between 2012 and 2021, the number of malaria cases decreased by 88% and deaths by 97%. However, since the COVID-19 pandemic, malaria control and elimination activities have been disrupted. In particular, it has affected the progress of malaria outbreak and entomological surveillance activities that need to be carried out in the field.

He continued that a total of 126,562 malaria cases were diagnosed and treated from January to August 2025. He stressed the need to strengthen malaria surveillance, outbreak response activities and ensure malaria testing and treatment among migrants. The findings and recommendations of the current malaria control review will be very useful in preparing the National Malaria Control Strategic Plan (2026-2030) for future malaria control and elimination.

The meeting was attended by the Deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Deputy Directors General of the Department of Public Health, Assistant Secretary, Director (Disease Control), Deputy Director, Officials from the World Health Organization (Myanmar) and external experts from the Malaria Programme Review.