China was certified malaria-free by WHO on June 30, 2021, a remarkable achievement and the culmination of decades of dedicated effort by the national malaria programme and its partners.1 China's accomplishment is an important milestone on the path toward eliminating malaria in the Asia-Pacific region by 2030, and reaching global malaria eradication within a generation. The continued spread of drug and insecticide resistance, the effect of climate change, and the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic mean that countries will be designing and implementing malaria elimination strategies in increasingly challenging environments, with many competing health and development priorities.
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