MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Malaria No MoreBy Marge Culver

What is Malaria?

Malaria is caused by a parasite that is carried

by Mosquitos

Mosquitos carries the parasite from a infected person to uninfected person.

Malaria kills

• Malaria kills 3000 children a day• 40 percent of the world’s population

lives in the high risk areas for malaria• Over million people die from Malaria

each year .

The challenges:

Challenges:

1. Drug resistance2. Cost and

supply3. Bed net use

Malaria

The single greatest risk factor for death is during the first month of life .

Making a difference in child survival1. Supplying affordable anti-

malaria interventions.2. Developing policies with

governments and advocating for more resources and attention to biggest killer of children in Africa.

Cost and supply■More effective therapies needed .

70 per cent of malaria cases are resistant to cheap existing antimalarial drugs

■Bed net use is needed.

Fewer than 5% of Children sleep under a netThe use of a net can reduce malaria by 50 %.

The use of ACT for treatment Rapid diagnosis and treatment is needed to save lives.

Global Goals:

■Reducing malaria cases by 75 percent by 2015

■Reducing global malaria deaths to Zero by 2015

■Eliminating malaria in 8-10 countries by 2015

■Eliminating malaria in the European region by 2015