Few Facts Of Malaria

• Every year, there are nearly 250 million cases & one million deaths due to malaria.
• About 3.3 billion people - half of the world's population - are at risk of malaria.
• People living in the developing countries are the most vulnerable.
• Malaria is especially a serious problem in Africa, where one in every five (20%) childhood deaths is due to the effects of the disease.
• Every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria.
• An African child has on average between 1.6 and 5.4 episodes of malaria fever every year.