Indonesia: In one girl's recovery, an island's triumph over malaria.
An island once suffering from a record number of malaria cases has managed to eradicate all indigenous cases of the disease, which is a leading cause of death among children under age 5.
This provides a successful model that can be used in other malaria prone areas in Indonesia and beyond.
She had a high fever. We thought it was a normal fever but it wouldn't go down. Adelia was shivering. We brought her to the Health Centre where she tested positive for malaria
- Rahmayati, Indonesia