Papua New Guinea has reduced malaria deaths from 13 per 100,000 people to just 1 using existing prevention, testing and treatment methods without a vaccine. The achievement is significant as PNG accounts for 90% of all malaria cases in the Western Pacific region.
Good News Network · Monday, 1 June 2026
Using only current methods of prevention, testing, and treatment, Papua New Guinea has reduced the rate of malaria deaths from 13 per 100,000 inhabitants to just 1. PNG is responsible for some 90% of all malaria cases in the Western Pacific region. Lucy Dally, the country’s malaria coordinator, presented this incredible drop in the fatality […] The post No Vaccine No Problem: Papua New Guinea Malaria Deaths Fall by 92% appeared first on Good News Network.
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