Upcoming Event
World Malaria Day | 25 April
Malaria continues to haunt 40% of the world's population. It infects more than 500 million people per year and kills more than 1 million. The burden of malaria is heaviest in sub-Saharan Africa but the disease also afflicts Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and even parts of Europe.
It is an opportunity for countries in the affected regions to learn from each other's experiences and support each other's efforts; for new donors to join a global partnership against malaria; for research and academic institutions to flag their scientific advances to both experts and general public; and for international partners, companies and foundations to showcase their efforts and reflect on how to scale up what has worked.
World Malaria Day - which was instituted by the World Health Assembly at its 60th session in May 2007 - is a day for recognising the global effort to provide effective control of malaria.
On this year's World Malaria Day, the Roll Back Malaria Partnership - which includes WHO - will focus on malaria as a global health problem. The partners will engage the international community in their fight against malaria.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
Comments