Malaria kills one child every 30 seconds. Substantial
investments have been made as a result of the United Nations
target for universal bed net coverage by December 2010. This has
led to major progress in malarial control but gaps remain and
there is still an urgent need to increase prevention efforts.
Christian Aid is marking Malaria Awareness Day, April 25th, by
committing to placing Malaria control and eradication at the
heart of it’s health related work across Africa ‘Half the world
is at risk from malaria.’ said John Chettleborough, Christian
Aid’s Corporate Partnerships Manager for Africa. ‘It is one of
the clearest scandals of poverty in a world in which there are
effective and affordable ways to help children and adults avoid
infection.’ A staggering 250 million cases of Malaria are
recorded each year, resulting in one million deaths. 90 per cent
of deaths occur in Africa, mainly in children under five years
of age. Christian Aid currently works with 148 partner
organisations addressing HIV issues. Ma