Herbal medicine safety modules are planned

After its filariasis milestone, Bangladesh reached the WHO threshold for kala-azar.

Case detection, treatment and monitoring were essential to the elimination programme.

The WHO milestone is based on sustained low incidence and requires continued vigilance.

Publication date: WHO announced an agreement with the Indian Ministry of Ayush.

The agreement included developing benchmarks for training and practice in the South Indian Siddha system.

WHO described an international herbal pharmacopoeia among the planned five-year activities.

The country received WHO certification after interrupting indigenous malaria transmission.

Prevention and rapid response helped Cabo Verde maintain its malaria-free status.

Cabo Verde was certified malaria free after decades of work across its islands.

Imported cases remain possible and health services must guard against re-establishment.