Jakarta, Feb. 24 -- Over the past four years, malaria screening in Papua has increased by 337 percent, from 983,000 tests in 2021 to 4.3 million tests in 2025, as informed by the Health Ministry.

The ministry's Head of Communication and Public Information Bureau, Aji Muhawarman, on Tuesday informed that these screenings have resulted in a 136 percent increase in case detection, with approximately 282,000 cases detected in 2021 and 667,000 cases in 2025.

"This shows that the increase in reported cases is not solely due to increased transmission, but rather because of the improvement in detection systems. Now, unreported infections can be detected and treated," he said.

He also stated that the Annual Blood Examination Rate (ABER) in Papu...