January 2012
Malaria elimination in Java
The Ministry of Health in Indonesia is targeting the island of Java for malaria elimination by 2015. Java, with a population of more than 135 million, is the world’s most populous island and one of the most densely-populated places on the globe. Strategies to reduce malaria include distributing bed nets and rapid diagnostic tests, and disseminating malaria prevention messages. Indonesia is a Country Partner in the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network and has declared a national goal of malaria elimination by 2030.

