The Brazilian government has committed to the World Health Organization's targets, aiming to reduce the incidence of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS by 2030.
Paraguay received a certificate from the World Health Organization (WHO) in San José, Costa Rica, stating the country is now free of malaria. The nation was the first to receive the certificate since 1973, when Cuba was certified.
Health authorities in Roraima state, north Brazil, have confirmed a total of 5,750 cases of malaria across the state from January 1 to March 30 this year. Of these, 2,040 are believed to have come from other states or other countries.
Researchers at the Amazon Laboratory of Active Principles (LAPAAM) of the National Amazon Research Institute (INPA) have successfully isolated six substances from Amazon plants found in Brazil that can kill malaria parasites.
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