QUICK FACTS
- ONE IN FIVE of the Worlds Population are at risk of Malaria.
- Each year there are 500 million episodes of Malaria worldwide.
- Over 3,000 children die every day of malaria.
- Malaria causes over one million deaths per year globally; 90% of these deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa mainly to children under the age of five years..
- Malaria costs Africa US$ 12 BILLION every year in lost productivity, reduced household income, and expenditure on treatment. It slows economic growth by 1.3% per year.
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