Egypt is certified malaria-free by WHO 花了近100年！埃及获世卫组织“消除疟疾”认证 The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a significant public health milestone for a country with more than 100 million inhabitants. The achievement follows a nearly 100-year effort by the Egyptian government and people to end a disease that has been present in the country since ancient times. “Malaria is as old as Egyptian civilization itself, but the disease that plagued pharaohs now belongs to its history and not its future,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. 世界卫生组织（WHO）已认证埃及为无疟疾国家，这对于一个拥有超过1亿人口的国家而言，是公共卫生方面一个重要的里程碑。埃及政府和人民经过近100年的努力，才消灭这种自古以来就存在于该国的疾病。 “疟疾与埃及文明一样古老，但这种曾经困扰法老的疾病现在已经成为历史，不会在未来重现。”世界卫生组织总干事谭德塞博士说道。 ☞ malaria 英 [məˈleəriə] 美 [məˈleriə] n. 疟疾 ☞ inhabitant 英 [ɪnˈhæbɪtənt] 美 [ɪnˈhæbɪtənt] n. （某地的）居民，栖息动物 ☞ If something, especially a substance or disease, is present in something else, it exists within that thing. 存在的 This special form of vitamin D is naturally present in breast milk. 这种特殊形式的维生素D天然存在于母乳中。 ☞ plague 英 [pleɪɡ] 美 [pleɪɡ] n. 瘟疫，传染病；鼠疫（尤指腺鼠疫）；（老鼠或昆虫等肆虐造成的）灾害，祸患； 普遍的祸害；烦恼事；愿上天降灾难于……（a plague on） v. 困扰，折磨；烦扰，纠缠；使得灾祸 If you are plagued by unpleasant things, they continually cause you a lot of trouble or suffering. 使困扰 She was plagued by weakness, fatigue, and dizziness. 她被虚弱、疲劳和眩晕折磨。 ☞ 埃及是继阿联酋和摩洛哥之后，东地中海地区第三个获得世卫组织消除疟疾认证的国家，也是2010年以来该地区首个获得消除疟疾认证的国家。
