世界卫生组织正式认证东帝汶为无疟疾国家[1]，这是该国自2002年独立以来在公共卫生领域的重大里程碑。东帝汶通过多年努力，将疟疾病例数从2006年的223,000例下降至2021年的零本地传播[1]，成为世卫组织东南亚地区第三个获得此项认证的国家，此前马尔代夫和斯里兰卡分别在2015年和2016年获得认证[1]。
东帝汶疟疾防控的成功得益于多方面的系统努力。2003年，东帝汶卫生部建立了国家疟疾防治项目[1]；2009年起，该国获得全球抗艾滋病、结核病和疟疾基金的支持，扩大了全国媒介控制工作[1]。同时，东帝汶实现了免费通用卫生保障政策[1]。世卫组织总干事谭德塞表示："东帝汶的成功证明了，当强有力的政治意愿、科学的干预措施、持续的国内外投资以及奉献精神的卫生工作者团结一致时，疟疾是可以被完全阻止的[1]。"全球目前共有47个国家和1个地区获得世卫组织的无疟疾认证[1]。
The World Health Organization has officially certified Timor-Leste as malaria-free, marking a significant public health achievement for the Southeast Asian nation since its independence in 2002[1]. The country has become the third nation in the WHO Southeast Asia Region to receive this certification, following Maldives in 2015 and Sri Lanka in 2016[1]. Globally, Timor-Leste joins 47 other countries and one territory that have been certified malaria-free by WHO[1].
Timor-Leste's success reflects a dramatic reduction in disease burden over the past two decades[1]. The country reduced malaria cases from 223,000 in 2006 to zero local transmission by 2021[1]. This progress began with the establishment of a national malaria control program by the Ministry of Health in 2003[1]. The nation further accelerated its efforts after receiving support from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in 2009, which enabled expansion of vector control activities nationwide[1]. Additionally, Timor-Leste implemented a free universal healthcare policy[1].
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus commented on the achievement, stating: "Timor-Leste's success proves that malaria can be stopped in its tracks when strong political will, smart interventions, sustained domestic and external investment and dedicated health workers unite"[1].