World Malaria Day, April 25, is just two brief months away! This is a day when everyone around the world shows their commitment to eliminating malaria, and this year is no different.The World Health Organization annually reports between 350 million and 500 million acute cases of malaria, resulting in more than 1 million deaths worldwide. About 90 percent of those deaths occur in Africa. Malaria is the leading cause of death in African children younger than 5.What most people don’t … [Read more...]
Meaningless and Horrible Deaths
February 10, 2010 By 30 Comments
Each year, malaria afflicts approximately a half-billion people (roughly the population of the United States, Canada, and Mexico combined). Malaria kills more than a million people per year; 90 percent of those who die are African children. Every 30 seconds in Africa a child dies of malaria. There are 10 new cases of malaria every second. Malaria incapacitates people, keeping countries poor. In addition to the health burden, malaria illness and death cost Africa about $12 billion per … [Read more...]
