| · Malaria is preventable and treatable | · Every minute, a child dies of malaria | |
| · An estimated 655,000 people died of malaria in 2010 | · The most deadly malaria is plasmodium falciparum | |
| · Malaria deaths have fallen by more than 25% since 2000 | · Malaria is caused by a female mosquito that bites at night | |
| · 91% of malaria deaths occur in Africa | · World Malaria Day is April 25th | |
| · Malaria costs Africa $12 billion annually | · In Africa, 40% of health resources are used to treat malaria |
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Key Malaria Facts
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