World Malaria Day is an opportunity to remember and find out more about this devastating but preventable disease. Malaria affects 550 million people in the world and kills 3 million people each year.
2009 marks the second United Nations World Malaria Day.
Visit the World Malaria Day website
http://www.rbm.who.int/worldmalariaday/
While the impact of malaria is greatest in sub-Saharan Africa, the disease also afflicts Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and parts of Europe.
World Malaria Day is a reminder to the world that malaria can only be eradicated through collaboration and coordinated action at local, national, regional and international levels.
