Eliminating malaria in conflict zones: public health strategies developed in the Sri Lanka Civil War.

Despite the 26-year long civil war, Sri Lanka was declared malaria-free by WHO in 2016. This achievement was the result of nearly 30 years of elimination efforts following the last significant resurgence of malaria cases in Sri Lanka. The resurgence occurred in 1986-1987, when about 600 000 cases of malaria were detected.