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Center for Global Health (U.S.)
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World Malaria Day: End Malaria for Good, April 25

Global Malaria

• 3.2B People: Nearly half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria

• More than 2/3: of all malaria deaths are in children under 5

In 2015 Worldwide

• 214M Malaria Cases

• 438K Malaria Deaths

Progress

• Compared to 2000: Annual number of global malaria deaths cut in half, saving 6.2M lives globally since 2001

• Since 2005: More than 1B Antimalarial treatments (ACTs) and bed nets provided by global partners

CDC’s Impact

• Providing scientific leadership in elimination science

• Strengthening surveillance systems to provide data for decision-making

• Supporting countries to scale up interventions through the President’s Malaria Initiative (with USAID)

• Evaluation diagnostics, vaccines, and vector control tools to further drive down transmission and burden

• Mitigating threats from drug and insecticide resistance to continued progress

• Improving prevention and control of malaria in the United States

world-malaria-day-infographic_2017.pdf


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Anniversaries And Special Events
Global Health
Malaria/presention & Control

Series:
World Malaria Day
Document Type:
Poster
Name as Subject:
World Malaria Day ; U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.;
World Malaria Day ; U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.; Less -
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Infographic
Collection(s):
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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