UNICEF: Malaria Initiative - saving lives with mosquito nets
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- Malaria kills a child somewhere in the world every 30 seconds. The majority of these children die within 48 hours of the onset of illness.
- Malaria remains one of the worlds leading killers. The majority of its victims are children under five and pregnant women.
- Malaria is caused by a parasite which is transmitted by mosquitoes. An estimated 3 billion people, almost half of the worlds population, live in areas where malaria transmission occurs.
- Up to 500 million people each year are infected with malaria of which about 1 million will die mostly children in Africa.
- Ninety per cent of deaths due to malaria occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria accounts for about one in five of all childhood deaths.
- Sleeping under an insecticide-treated net can reduce overall child mortality by 20 per cent.
- UNICEF is one of the largest buyers of mosquito nets in the world. In 2007, UNICEF purchased and delivered nearly 19 million nets to malaria-endemic countries.
- Today UNICEF distributes long-lasting mosquito nets treated with insecticide, which can last for 3 to 5 years.
- Malaria kills a child somewhere in the world every 30 seconds. The majority of these children die within 48 hours of the onset of illness.
- Malaria remains one of the worlds leading killers. The majority of its victims are children under five and pregnant women.
- Malaria is caused by a parasite which is transmitted by mosquitoes. An estimated 3 billion people, almost half of the worlds population, live in areas where malaria transmission occurs.
- Up to 500 million people each year are infected with malaria of which about 1 million will die mostly children in Africa.
- Ninety per cent of deaths due to malaria occur in sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria accounts for about one in five of all childhood deaths.
- Sleeping under an insecticide-treated net can reduce overall child mortality by 20 per cent.
- UNICEF is one of the largest buyers of mosquito nets in the world. In 2007, UNICEF purchased and delivered nearly 19 million nets to malaria-endemic countries.
- Today UNICEF distributes long-lasting mosquito nets treated with insecticide, which can last for 3 to 5 years.
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