In 2010 malaria prevention efforts saved 485 children’s lives in Africa every day.
The last decade has seen over one third of malaria endemic countries successfully cut malaria cases by 50% or more.
Global malaria deaths dropped by over 20% between 2000-2009.
Remaining Malaria Burden:
Malaria continues to kill more young children than any other single disease, claiming the life of a child every 45 seconds.
Every year, over 780,000 people die from malaria. More than 90% of these deaths are in Africa. Yet malaria is preventable and treatable. Every life lost is needless.
Action needed:
Increased, predictable and sustained funding critical in continuing to save lives and sutain current gains–we will backslide if momentum is lost.
Improved access to malaria prevention, accurate diagnostics and appropriate treatment–saving lives and reducing the risk of drug resistance.
Further investment in research and development of new tools
Potential Impact:
Malaria control is a highly cost-effective child health intervention, representing one of today’s best investments in global health.
We can save the lives of 3 million children by 2015 with universal malaria prevention coverage in Africa alone.
The landmark 2015 goal of near zero deaths from malaria can be achieved with sustained investment in proven interventions along with research and devleopment of new tools.
