Ms Ruth Nayou, the wife of Mr Bardee is under the bed net she uses everyday to sleep under. She says that she raraly has malaria and that it must be because of the net. Benoit Matsha-Carpentier, IFRC,p-LBR0160
On World Malaria Day 2011, a review of the past decade shows enormous achievements in malaria prevention and control. The goal, however, is getting to zero. Zero deaths from malaria. Today we have the tools and the operational approach to reach this goal.
Between 2000 and 2010, it is estimated that the lives of nearly 750,000 children in 34 countries were saved, and funding for malaria prevention, treatment and research increased to 1.5 billion US dollars. Between 2008 and the end of 2010 alone, a total of 289 million long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets were delivered in sub-Saharan Africa, representing 76 per cent of the total needed to reach the Roll Back Malaria universal coverage targets. These are impressive gains that demonstrate how strong partnerships and increased resources help us move closer to achieving the Roll Back Malaria and Millennium Development Goal (MDGs) targets.
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Fighting malaria with technology
Mobile phone technology was used to bring life saving information to millions of Haitians on this year’s World Malaria Day on April 25th 2011. |
Liberia: