Yet malaria’s African victims, as well as those in other parts of the world, are typically too poor to have access to these life-saving technologies. A global effort, similar to the response to the Asian tsunami, could change this disastrous situation, saving more than one million lives per year.
疟疾在很大程度上是可以避免的，采用现有的低成本技术也百分之百地能够治愈。可非洲的疟疾患者和世界其它地区一样，根本没钱使用这些救命的技术。和援助亚洲海啸相似的行动能够改变这种灾难性的状况，每年可以拯救百万以上的生命。