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World Malaria Day tomorrow
DHAKA, April 24, 2019 (BSS) – The World Malaria Day will be observed in
Bangladesh as elsewhere across the globe tomorrow with the theme ‘Zero
Malaria Starts With Me’.
World Malaria Day – which was instituted by the World Health Assembly at
its 60th session in May 2007 – is a day for recognising the global efforts to
control malaria.
According to World Health Organisation (WHO) every year, about 216 million
people become affected with malaria and 6,55, 000 die of the disease.
In Bangladesh, different organisations have chalked out various programmes
to mark the day. The programmes include seminar, rally and health camps.
Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleaque is scheduled to join a
programme around 11 am at CRDAP auditorium in the city.
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