World Malaria Day

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World Malaria Day: Ready to beat Malaria, April 25

Global Malaria

• 3.2B People: Nearly half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria
• More than 2/3: of all malaria deaths are in children under 5

In 2018 Worldwide

• 228M Malaria Cases
• 405K Malaria Deaths

Progress

• Compared to 2000: Annual number of global malaria deaths cut in half, saving 7 million lives globally since 2001
• Since 2005: More than 1B Antimalarial treatments (ACTs) and bed nets provided by global partners

CDC’s Impact

• Providing scientific leadership in elimination science
• Strengthening surveillance systems to provide data for decision-making
• Supporting countries to scale up interventions through the President’s Malaria Initiative (with USAID)
• Evaluation diagnostics, vaccines, and vector control tools to further drive down transmission and burden
• Monitoring and mitigating threats from drug and insecticide resistance to continued progress
• Preventing, treating, and tracking malaria in the U.S.