Malaria is the third single biggest killer of children globally. An estimated 800,000 people die every year from the disease, with approximately ninety per cent of these deaths occurring in Africa, where malaria accounts for about one in six of all childhood deaths.
“This World Malaria Day – and every day – around 2,000 children will [...]
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UNICEF on World Malaria Day: Preventable and curable, but still killing 800,000 every year
25th April 2011 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
In Nigeria – Netting mosquitoes to save lives
22nd April 2011 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
Defying the scorching sun, Barakaali Ali, a young twenty year-old mother, waits eagerly for her turn to collect the Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLIN) at her local distribution point in North Central Nigeria’s state of Nassarawa.
“My son, Shuaibu has had malaria three times since he was born,” says Barakaali of her 10 month old [...]
Fighting malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo
22nd April 2011 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
Encouraged by results of mass distributions of mosquito nets in 2009, a new campaign is about to be launched.
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 7 April 2011 – Little Moke is 4 years old and for the past 5 days he’s had fever and no appetite. “I am really worried; he doesn’t stop complaining about pain. [...]
Helping save lives with mosquito nets: A mother’s story.
18th April 2011 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
Marceline Nguizaima, 38, lost three babies to malaria between 2008 and 2009, each before their first birthday. She still cries when she thinks about them, which is often.
Bangui/Mpoko II, Central African Republic (CAR), 11 April 2011 – Marceline Nguizaima, 38, lost three babies to malaria between 2008 and 2009, each before their first birthday. [...]
Text messages bolster world’s largest distribution of mosquito nets
29th April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
Field Report from Kano, Nigeria by Geoffrey Njoku and Paula Fedeski. This year, Rapid Short Message Service (SMS) text messages across Nigeria are helping to track the distribution of some 63 million mosquito nets – the largest campaign of its kind to date.
Reducing malaria’s burden
Malaria remains a major public health problem in Nigeria, accounting for [...]
In Tanzania, the Island of Zanzibar leads the charge against malaria
29th April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
As the world celebrated World Malaria Day this past weekend, some regions reflected on recent strides made toward eradicating the disease. Among the world’s malaria success stories is the Island of Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, off the coast of eastern Africa.
Malaria was once a leading child killer throughout Tanzania. As in many countries [...]
Inspired Mothers: Saweba wants bed nets
25th April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
My name is Saweba. I’m a young mother from Ghana. I have given birth to three children but I only have one child. Two of my children died because of malaria. My first child, a girl, died at eighteen months old and my second, a boy, died a year later. I miss [...]
Malaria prevention and treatment save children’s lives in Mozambique
24th April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
World Malaria Day highlights progress and challenges
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World Malaria Day, 25 April, focuses this year on the challenge of achieving universal coverage with essential malaria-control interventions. Here is a story of progress and challenges in one malaria-endemic country, Mozambique.
TETE PROVINCE, Mozambique, 23 April 2010 – After Bonita [...]
Roll Back Malaria partnership launches Africa Update at UNICEF House event
21st April 2010 | by unicef | Malaria | No Comments
UNICEF and the Roll Back Malaria partnership today launched the World Malaria Day 2010 Africa Update, a report highlighting progress towards curbing the deadly mosquito-borne disease in Africa.
Efforts to fight malaria on the continent are accelerating, the report says, but more work and funding are needed.
The launch event, held at UNICEF headquarters, began with introductory [...]
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