Each year 850,000 people die from a mosquito bite. For this reason tomorrow, 25 April, is the World Day Against Malaria, and several NGOs like UNICEF or Médicos Sin Fronteras (MSF) have reported that there are many simple solutions to prevent these deaths.
Malaria is a disease that strikes mostly to developing countries. Most of the funds allocated go to Africa, as it is on this continent where it produces 90% of deaths. MSF says that "there are improvements in ACT treatment therapies and diagnostic tests are working fast and reliably, they're being very effective in combating this disease."
In the report "Roll Back Malaria: progress and impacts", Unicef has published that "in the past five years the global funds that have invested in malaria control have been multiplied by 10." However, Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF executive director, points out that "while children and pregnant women are still dying from malaria, it is still a great work to be done."
In September, some governments will meet to review the Millennium Development Goals. The UN has established that in 2015 the number of people affected with the diseases of malaria, AIDS or tuberculosis, has to be a half of the people that is now infected.
For this reason, Manuel Pece, MSF doctor, shows that "the commitments made through the Millennium Goals gave the idea to many people in developing countries that these deaths are unnecessary, since these diseases can be prevented and treated."
Malaria is a disease that strikes mostly to developing countries. Most of the funds allocated go to Africa, as it is on this continent where it produces 90% of deaths. MSF says that "there are improvements in ACT treatment therapies and diagnostic tests are working fast and reliably, they're being very effective in combating this disease."
In the report "Roll Back Malaria: progress and impacts", Unicef has published that "in the past five years the global funds that have invested in malaria control have been multiplied by 10." However, Ann M. Veneman, UNICEF executive director, points out that "while children and pregnant women are still dying from malaria, it is still a great work to be done."
In September, some governments will meet to review the Millennium Development Goals. The UN has established that in 2015 the number of people affected with the diseases of malaria, AIDS or tuberculosis, has to be a half of the people that is now infected.
For this reason, Manuel Pece, MSF doctor, shows that "the commitments made through the Millennium Goals gave the idea to many people in developing countries that these deaths are unnecessary, since these diseases can be prevented and treated."
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