There has been no local infection of malaria for 9 years.

APA reports that this was reflected in the "Report on the activities of the Cabinet of Ministers in 2022".

The document noted that the Ministry of Health has approved the "Roadmap for the prevention of the resurgence of malaria in the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2022-2026" and work is being continued to strengthen measures against malaria in the republic.

It was reported that for the purpose of certifying the country as a malaria-free country, an assessment of the effectiveness and sustainability of the system of control and response measures organized for the fight against malaria was carried out by the Technical Advisory Group of the World Health Organization (WHO), and based on this, the "National Strategy for Infection Prevention and Infection Control" was adopted. project has been prepared.