April 2008

MALARIA FACT SHEET

Who is Impacted by Malaria?

Spread through the bite on an infected anopheles female mosquito, MALARIA is a highly preventable disease that kills over 3,000 children every day and claims up to 3 million lives each year in Africa. Somewhere in Africa, a mother loses her child to malaria every 30 seconds.

✓ Malaria is a global health crisis. More than 40 percent of the world’s population is at risk.

✓ Each year, there are over 500 million clinical cases of malaria.

✓ Malaria kills thousands more people than HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Measles and Leprosy combined.

✓ Malaria is not only the leading killer above all other diseases, but it is also a leading cause of poverty. In addition to the toll on human health, malaria exacts a significant economic toll as well. Malaria is estimated to cost Africa $30 billion annually in health care and lost productivity (harvests remain on the fields, people cannot go to......

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