Malaria
Photo by Bonnie Gillespie, Johns Hopkins University
Malaria is a preventable and treatable infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes that kills more than one million people each year, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa, where malaria is the leading cause of death for children under five.
Because malaria is a global emergency that affects mostly poor women and children, malaria perpetuates a vicious cycle of poverty in the developing world. Malaria related-illnesses and mortality cost Africa’s economy alone USD 12 billion per year.
Today, malaria can be prevented, diagnosed and treated with a combination of available tools. However, global estimates indicate that USD 4.2 billion is needed each year to fully fund the fight against malaria.