Health Programs

Malaria Control Program Overview

Who is most vulnerable to contracting malaria?

How is Africa impacted by malaria?

How is the Center's Malaria Control Program unique?

What is the importance of bed net distribution?

Who is most vulnerable to contracting malaria?

Malaria most affects people who live, work, and sleep in unscreened houses where mosquitoes can easily enter through open eaves and windows.  Malaria kills approximately 1 million young children - under five years of age - per year. Many more suffer from anemia and learning impairments associated with the disease.  Pregnant women, their unborn children, and infants are particularly vulnerable to malaria, which is a major cause of maternal mortality and low birth weight.

 

 

 

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