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The World Health Organization released a report today warning that a drop in global funding to fight malaria threatens to reverse "remarkable recent gains" against one of the world’s biggest infectious diseases.
There were about 219 million cases of malaria in 2010 and an estimated 660 000 deaths. Africa is the most affected continent: about 90% of all malaria deaths occur
there.
Between 2000 and 2010, malaria mortality rates fell by 26% around the world. In the WHO African Region the decrease was 33%. During this period, an estimated 1.1 million malaria deaths were averted globally, primarily as a result of a scale-up of interventions.
Follow the links to read the press release, and to download the various reports.
Slowdown in the fight against malaria
Panos/J. Matthews
17 December 2012 -- After a rapid expansion of malaria prevention and control programmes between 2004 and 2009, global funding to fight malaria levelled off between 2010 and 2012. According to the World malaria report 2012, a funding slowdown could reverse recent gains in the fight against one of the world’s leading infectious killers.
World Malaria Report 2012
The World Malaria Report 2012 summarizes information received from 104 malaria-endemic countries and other sources, and updates the analyses presented in the 2011 report. It highlights the progress made towards the global malaria targets set for 2015 and describes current challenges for global malaria control and elimination.
This report is embargoed until 14.00 CET, Monday 17 December 2012.
