Photo: Sven Torfinn
Today is World Malaria Day. Half the world’s population is at risk for malaria, an epidemic illness that claims one child every 45 seconds. But preventing it is simple: if families sleep under mosquito nets, instances of malaria are reduced by as much as 90 percent.
Today is World Malaria Day. Half the world’s population is at risk for malaria, an epidemic illness that claims one child every 45 seconds. But preventing it is simple: if families sleep under mosquito nets, instances of malaria are reduced by as much as 90 percent. The netting the IRC delivers to places like Myanmar, Haiti, and Kenya is lightweight, but heavy-duty when it comes to saving lives, especially those children under five and pregnant women, who are the most at risk of contracting malaria.
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