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Majority of facts sourced from: World Health Organisation (WHO) Fact sheet N°94 April 2010 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs094/en/

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Malaria is a disease caused by parasites that are

transmitted to people through the bites of infected

mosquitoes.



In Africa a child dies every 45 seconds of malaria and

the disease accounts for 20% of all childhood deaths.

Malaria is also a problem in areas of South Asia and

Central and South America.




Malaria Endemic Areas


Symptoms appear seven days or more (usually 10–15

days) after the infective mosquito bite.

The first symptoms – fever, headache, chills and vomiting –

may be mild and difficult to recognize as malaria. If not

treated within 24 hours, some types of malaria can

progress to severe illness often leading to death.



Approximately half of the world's population is at risk

of malaria. Babies and young children are most likely to

die from malaria. In sub-Saharan Africa only five per

cent of children under five sleep under insecticide-

treated bed nets.



Malaria disproportionately affects poor people who

cannot afford treatment or have limited access to

health care, trapping families and communities in a

downward spiral of poverty.



Many countries have been successful in eliminating

malaria. The global malaria eradication campaign,

launched by WHO in 1955, was successful in eliminating

the disease in some countries… but was abandoned

less than two decades later in favour of the less

ambitious goal of malaria control. In recent years,

however, interest in malaria eradication

has re-emerged.



The Roll Back Malaria partnership is the global

framework to implement coordinated action against

malaria. The partnership is comprised of more than 500

partners, working together to solve this BIG global

problem.


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