You never know what you've got till it's gone.. (English proverb) Those that lie down with dogs, get up with fleas. (Native American proverb, Blackfoot) They kill the peacock for the beauty of its feathers.. (Arabic proverb) Who does well, meets goodwill. (Dutch proverb)
Currently there are medicines available to treat falciparum malaria-the most prevalent form of the disease in Africa-but this requires a 3-day treatment course. Ideally, we need a drug that needs just one administration to ensure that treatment can be directly observed by the healthcare worker.
In Nigeria: In the world's most malaria-endemic country, The Carter Center supported the distribution of 7.6 million insecticide-treated bed nets since 2004. The majority (7.1 million) of these have been provided as part of Nigeria's national campaign to dramatically scale-up bed net coverage nationwide.