PR Category: Politics Date Added: 24 April 2012 Plan Canada is a
global movement for change, mobilizing millions of people around
the world to support social justice for children in developing
countries. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New Online Game Launched on
World Malaria Day to Combat Deadly Disease TORONTO, Ontario,
April 24, 2012 – Canadians have lots of reasons to enjoy mashing
mosquitoes. But now with a new online game called Mosquito
Masher, they can bash those bothersome bugs and save lives at
the same time. "Malaria is the number one killer of children
under five in Africa, claiming one life every 45 seconds," says
Plan Canadas Dr. Tanjina Mirza. "It is spread through the bite
of a mosquito carrying a parasite. This disease was eradicated
in Canada over 50 years ago, but continues to claim the lives of
children and families in Africa, where 90% of the worlds malaria
cases occur." In fact, the disease contributes to the death of
10,000 pregnant women and 20,000 babies in Africa every year. To
mark World Ma