MALARIA
Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through infected mosquito bites. It is however preventable.
Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have played an important role in reducing the global malaria burden since 2000. They are a core prevention tool used globally by people at risk.
MALARIA STATS 2019
About 274.000 children
died before their fifth
birthday in Africa
229 Million
cases worldwide
409,000
deaths
94% of deaths
occur in the African region
“Malaria still causes one out of ten child deaths in Africa
and costs economies billions every year”
Penny Mordaunt, International Development Secretary DFID, April 2018