Despite unprecedented investment in malaria control, most Africans at high risk of contracting deadly malaria
Thursday, February 20, 2014 - 04:30
in Health & Medicine
Despite unprecedented investment in malaria control in Africa over the past decade, about 57% of the population still live in areas where risk of infection remains moderate to high, according to new research. However, new findings also show that substantial reductions in malaria transmission have been achieved across most of the malaria-endemic countries of Africa between 2000 and 2010, with more than a quarter of the population (around 218 million people) now living in areas with a much lower risk of infection.