Of the 11 countries with the world's highest malaria burdens, India was one of only two countries to reduce malaria cases between 2017 and 2018, achieving a 28 percent reduction in such cases, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report.

While India had 2.6 million fewer malaria cases in 2018, Uganda had 1.5 million fewer cases last year, compared to the previous year, said the report titled "World Malaria Report 2019". This success builds on India's 24 percent reduction in malaria cases between 2016 and 2017 reported last year by the WHO.