China on verge of eliminating malaria, health official tells UN gathering

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Cui Li (C), Vice Minister of China's National Health Commission, attends an event titled "Country-led and country-owned efforts on malaria elimination to achieving universal health coverage" at Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, May 22, 2018. China is on the verge of eliminating malaria, Cui Li told a side-gathering Tuesday during the World Health Assembly (WHA) at which Beijing was praised for its efforts in helping other county's fight the lethal disease. (Xinhua/Alain Grosclaude)