SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2006--Institute for OneWorld Health:
Facts & Figures: More than 3.2 billion people -- or 40 percent of the world's population -- are at risk.
Number of infections annually: 300-500 million. Malaria claims 3,000 lives every day and between 1-3 million each year.
Children under five and pregnant women are most vulnerable. Disproportionately affects the impoverished, with 58 percent of malaria occurring in the poorest 20 percent of the world's population.
Malaria is endemic in more than 100 countries worldwide, notably in sub-Saharan Africa, where approximately 90 percent of deaths occur. Africa Malaria Day 2006 highlights the need to provide universal access to artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) and calls for these treatments to reach those who need them as quickly as possible.
