China declared malaria-free:a milestone in the world malaria eradication and Chinese public health

On 30 June 2021,the World Health Organization announced that the Peoples Republic of China(PR China)had been certified malaria-free[1],after a field mission in PR China in May 2021 by an independent certification panel.This award of malaria-free certification is a major milestone both for the world history in malaria eradication programme and for the Chinese public health history.Malaria is one of the top three infectious diseases in terms of disease burden and impacts on the world population.According to the World Malaria Report,229 million people had malaria and 409000 people died of it in 2019[2].