Thursday, 11 January 2024
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO Certification of Cabo Verde’s Elimination of Malaria
When: Friday, 12 January 2024 at 10:15am CET/8:15am Cabo Verde time
What: The World Health Organization and the Government of Cabo Verde will stage a ceremony to certify the country’s elimination of malaria, as a result of its successful control programme, making it the third African nation to be declared by WHO as malaria-free in the past 50 years. The certification announcement is under strict embargo until 10:30am CET/8:30am Cabo Verde time.
The ceremony, led by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, His Excellency Ulisses Correia e Silva, will be followed by a press conference. All activities will be streamed live.
Speakers:
- Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization
- His Excellency Ulisses Correia e Silva, Prime Minister of Cabo Verde
Platforms: Virtual and in-person at the National Assembly, Praia, Cabo Verde.
To join virtually: Copy and paste the below link into the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Apple Safari browser (Microsoft Edge is supported if it's the newer "Chromium" release) and click Continue. (Do Not use Internet Explorer).
Zoom Link:
https://who.zoom.us/j/97729656299
Meeting ID: 977 2965 6299
Passcode: %Mc0+sMD
The press conference will also be live streamed on: WHO X and YouTube channels.
To join in-person: Journalists in Cabo Verde interested in attending the event should contact Nelvino Lima nlima@who.int and for more information. Press should arrive no later than 8am.
Background
Cabo Verde is the third country to be certified in the WHO African region, joining Mauritius and Algeria which were certified in 1973 and 2019 respectively. Malaria burden is the highest on the African continent, which accounted for approximately 95% of global malaria cases and 96% of related deaths in 2021.
The final decision on awarding a malaria-free certification rests with the WHO Director-General, based on a recommendation by the independent Technical Advisory Group on Malaria Elimination and Certification. For more on WHO’s malaria-free certification process, visit this link.
Related links
Malaria
Cabo Verde Country Profile
Notes to journalists:
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WHO reserves the right to remove any participant whose behaviour causes any disruption.
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