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Speculative timeline of future malaria events

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== Sample questions ==
The following are some interesting questions that can be answered by reading this timeline:
* Which countries are expected to eradicate malaria in the coming years?
* What is the prospect of {{w|malaria vaccine}} development?
* What is the prospect of antimalarial drug development?
* What are some estimates of the future of the epidemic?
==Big picture==
! Time period !! Development summary
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| 2020s || A malaria vaccine is expected to reach the market by this decade. Non-invasive diagnostic for mass population screening is expected to be released. Malaria would be eradicated from in a number of countries, including {{w|India}}, {{w|Thailand}}, {{w|Vietam}}, {{w|Cambodia}}, {{w|Zambia}}, and {{w|Costa Rica}}.
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| 2030s ||Malaria is expected to be eradicated in {{w|Brazil}}, {{w|Indonesia}}, {{w|Vietnam}}, and {{w|Laos}}|-| 2040s and beyond || Global malaria eradication could be achieved by 2050 according to some scientists. Other estimate that under even with the most optimistic scenarios, in 2050 there would still be 11 million malaria cases annually in malaria’s epicenter, {{w|Africa}}.
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! Year !! Event type !! Details !! Location !! Predictor !! Type of prediction || Date of prediction
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| 2020 || Eradication || The {{w|World Health Organization}} identifies 21 countries with the potential to achieve zero indigenous cases of malaria by this year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eliminating malaria: 21 countries, a common goal |url=https://www.who.int/malaria/areas/elimination/e2020/en/ |website=who.int |accessdate=19 November 2019}}</ref> || || {{w|World Health Organization}} || Study || 2016 ||
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| 2020 || Eradication || {{w|Bhutan}} plans to eliminate malaria by this year, after the country failed to meet its target to eliminate the disease by 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bhutan now targets to eliminate Malaria by 2020 |url=http://www.bbs.bt/news/?p=120435 |website=bbs.bt |accessdate=19 November 2019}}</ref> || {{w|Bhutan}} || Government of Bhutan || Project || Agust, 2019
* [[Timeline of malaria]]
* [[Timeline of malaria vaccine]]
* [[Timeline of malaria in 2014]]
* [[Timeline of malaria in 2015]]
* [[Timeline of malaria in 2016]]
* [[Timeline of malaria in 2017]]
* [[Timeline of malaria in 2018]]
==External links==
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