Jakarta, April 25 -- Health expert Prof. Tjandra Yoga Aditama from the University of Indonesia (UI) said that while the total number of malaria cases in Southeast Asia decreased in 2023, malaria cases in some countries increased.

"World Malaria Report 2023 data from the WHO shows that although there is an estimated 11.9 percent decrease in cases in the Southeast Asia region, in several countries, malaria cases actually increased, including in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand," he said on Thursday.

He said that malaria prevention and control strategies should be discussed at the 2024 National Working Meeting on Health (Rakerkesnas) on Thursday, April 25, which coincided with World Malaria Day.

The former WHO Southeast Asia d...