The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that six countries in Africa, the continent where malaria is most widespread, could be free of the disease by 2020.

In a report published to mark World Malaria Day, WHO says that one of the goals of its 2016-2030 programme against malaria is to wipe out the disease in at least 10 countries by the end of this decade.

In a press statement, the Geneva-based organisation estimates that 21 countries are in a position to achieve this goal, including six countries in the African Region, where the burden of the disease is heaviest.

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