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In 2016, Sri Lanka achieved the remarkable feat of being declared \u201cmalaria free\u201d by the World Health Organisation (WHO), after over a century of indigenous disease.\u2009To identify significant lessons of global importance in eliminating endemic malaria by reviewing literature on Sri Lanka\u2019s successful elimination campaign.\u2009The history of malaria in Sri Lanka highlights the nation\u2019s journey from widespread malaria prevalence to achieving malaria-free status in 2016. Key interventions, such as the establishment of the Anti-Malaria Campaign in 1911, the introduction of Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT) in 1946, and the launch of a malaria eradication program in 1958, played crucial roles in controlling the disease. However, challenges such as insecticide resistance, environmental changes, and civil war periodically caused resurgences. 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