Malaria
Kill Mosquitoes. Inoculate. Why are people still dying?
Things You Don't Know, But Should
Half the World Is at Risk Malaria plagues 109 countries throughout Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Children are most at risk: every thirty seconds a child dies of malaria.
Costs Deplete Public Health Programs Developing nations spend up to 40% of their health budgets on malaria treatment and prevention. Subsidizing bed nets to cover half of those at risk would cost at least $1 billion.
Preventable and Curable Every year, over one million people die from malaria. But this mortality rate can be halved with mosquito nets and new, more affordable drugs. Globally, 300 to 500 million courses of treatment are needed each year.
