World Malaria Day- 2018

Question: When ‘World Malaria Day’ is observed?
(a) April 24
(b) April 22
(c) April 20
(d) April 25
Answer- (d) 
Related Facts

  • On April 25th, 2018 World Malaria Day was celebrated across the world.
  • The main theme of this day in year 2018 was – ‘Ready to Beat Malaria’.
  • According to the latest World Malaria Report, 2017, released in November 2017, there were 216 million cases of malaria in the year 2016.
  • Which are more than 211 million cases in year 2015.
  • The number of deaths from malaria in the year 2016 was 445,000.
  • According to the report, in the year 2016, 90 percent of the total world affairs and 91 percent of total deaths were in the African region.
  • Malaria transmission was running in 91 countries and regions in 2016.
  • It is known that the infection of malaria spreads through female anopheles mosquito, which carries a parasite called Plasmodium from one body to the other.
  • National strategic plan (2017-2022) for eradicating malaria has been prepared.
  • India’s goal is to eliminate malaria by 2030.

Reference:                         
http://www.who.int/campaigns/malaria-day/2018/event/en/
http://www.who.int/malaria/media/world-malaria-report-2017/en/