The Northern Huetar Region of Costa Rica was recently awarded the 2024 Malaria Champions Prize, a Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)initiative recognizing evidence-based malaria control and elimination efforts in the Region of the Americas.
The announcement was made on November 15, 2024, as part of Malaria Day in the Americas 2024.
The theme for this Malaria Day, Expanding access to diagnostics and treatment for all, calls for action to make malaria treatment readily accessible to communities.
Costa Rica Leads Malaria Day in the Americas
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