Major signs of progress across Africa in the fight against malaria, particularly the increase in distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), is one of the findings of the new ‘Malaria and Children, Progress in Intervention Coverage’ report that was released today.
However the report, a joint effort between UNICEF, the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, also highlights that the disease still causes an estimated 1 million deaths each year, most of these children in Africa.
http://www2.unicef.org/media/media_49446.html
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