Indonesia's health expert Prof. Tjandra Yoga Aditama from the University of Indonesia (UI) said that while the total number of malaria cases in Southeast Asia decreased in 2023, malaria cases actually increased, including in Indonesia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Thailand. India and Indonesia accounted for around 94 percent of deaths from malaria in the entire WHO region.Aditama said that malaria control in Indonesia and other countries depends on the investment available for the implementation of control measures.