RBM Partnership info sheets
Counting Malaria Out
RBM Info Sheet
RBM, April 2009
Malaria has plagued humankind since ancient times and is still a significant threat to half of the world’s population - 3.3 billion people living in 109 countries are at risk of contracting the disease. Estimates suggest that malaria afflicts between 350 and 500 million people every year. In addition, as many as 30,000 visitors to tropical countries are infected annually.
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Facts on ACTs
RBM Info Sheet
RBM, WHO
Antimalarial drugs, when used as monotherapies (a single drug used as a stand alone treatment), are rapidly losing their effectiveness.
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What is Malaria?
RBM Info Sheet
RBM, WHO
Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
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Malaria in Africa
RBM Info Sheet
RBM, WHO
The vast majority of malaria deaths occur in Africa, south of the Sahara, where malaria also presents major obstacles to social and economic development.
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Malaria in Pregnancy
RBM Info Sheet
RBM, WHO
Malarial infection during pregnancy is a major public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions throughout the world.
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Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets
RBM Info Sheet
RBM, WHO
Mosquito nets, if properly used and maintained, can provide a physical barrier to hungry mosquitoes. If treated with insecticide, the effectiveness of nets is greatly improved.
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Children and Malaria
RBM Info Sheet
RBM, WHO
Of the one million or more deaths from malaria that occur worldwide each year, most are in African children under the age of five.
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Epidemic Prediction and Response
RBM Info Sheet
RBM, WHO
Epidemics can occur when malaria attacks vulnerable populations with little or no immunity. In such situations, people of all age groups are at risk of death or severe disease.
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Economic Costs of Malaria
RBM Info Sheet
RBM, WHO
In Africa today, malaria is understood to be both a disease of poverty and a cause of poverty.
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Monitoring and Evaluation
RBM Info Sheet
RBM, WHO
Monitoring and evaluation are essential components of RBM since monitoring measures the implementation of RBM’s range of strategic activities while evaluation measures the extent to which its objectives are being reached.
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