Supporting countries to achieve their malaria elimination goals: the WHO E-2020 initiative

Malaria Journal

Table 1 Milestones and targets for the Global Technical Strategy for Malaria 2016–2030 with the elimination target highlighted

Goals	Milestones		Targets
Goals	2020	2025	2030
Reduce malaria mortality rates globally compared with 2015	At least 40%	At least 75%	At least 90%
Reduce malaria case incidence globally compared with 2015	At least 40%	At least 75%	At least 90%
Eliminate malaria from countries in which malaria was transmitted in 2015^a	At least 10 countries	At least 20 countries	At least 35 countries
Prevent re-establishment of malaria in all countries that are malaria-free	Re-establishment prevented	Re-establishment prevented	Re-establishment prevented

^aElimination is considered achieved when more than 3 years (i.e., 36 months) have passed with zero indigenous malaria cases reported. Countries are counted as malaria-endemic until they have completed 3 years without indigenous malaria cases. For a country to be included in the achievement of the elimination milestone, it must have interrupted transmission (achieved at least 1 year of zero indigenous cases) and maintained that status through the milestone year. Countries are not officially considered malaria-free until they receive WHO certification

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