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Malaria cases hit record high in Indonesia as elimination challenges persist
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Climate change is a factor that exacerbates malaria transmission.
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JAKARTA – Indonesia recorded its highest number of malaria cases in 2025, mainly driven by population mobility and climate change that hamper elimination efforts to reduce patients, especially in high-burden regions such as Papua.
In 2025, the country’s Health Ministry recorded 706,000 malaria cases across the archipelago, an increase from 543,000 in 2024, and 418,000 in 2023.
