In a previous post we highlighted that malaria cases were on the rise and to tackle vector-borne diseases such as malaria requires good monitoring strategies and cohesive data systems are needed.
In 2006 the Malaria Atlas Project was started with the aim to create a comprehensive database of malaria around the world and develop global maps of malaria risk. The success of this project now means that malaria incidence data is available from 2000. With over twenty years of data now available it is now feasible to check out how malaria risk has changed over time. Check out the animation capturing how malaria risk has changed in 20 years.
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