Malaria cases spike in Pakistan, Malawi

- Science - April 24, 2023

London: Extreme weather events in Pakistan and Malawi drew “very sharp” rises in malaria infections and deaths, a global health chief said ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25. Cases in Pakistan last year, after devastating floods left a third of the country under water, rose four-fold to 1.6 million, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).