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Initiative calls for commensurate attention to leading killer of African children.
2003 MAY 14 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- PATH's Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) marked the observance of Africa Malaria Day in April by calling for greater international attention to malaria and the urgent need for a malaria vaccine.
According to the 2003 Africa Malaria Report, released by the World Bank, World Health Organization, and UNICEF, more than 90% of malaria deaths occur in Africa and the overwhelming majority are children under 5 years old.
Unlike many other infectious diseases now being controlled or even eliminated, there is no vaccine to prevent malaria. Families at risk of malaria struggle to protect themselves using current strategies such as insecticides and bed nets. The estimated 300-500 million cases of malaria that still occur annually require treatment with antimalarial drugs.
Controlling the disease can be prohibitively expensive for African governments and for individuals who live off of less than $1 a day. But hope exists in Africa and around the world that a malaria vaccine will someday be available to prevent malaria altogether.
"Malaria takes an enormous human toll, yet the malaria field is still largely neglected," said MVI Director Melinda Moree. "With sufficient financial support ...
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