Answer to Question #205691 in English for Zama

Question

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by parasites transmitted to people through female 

Anopheles mosquitoes. Each year, over half a billion people will become infected, with 

roughly 80% of them living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly half a million people die of malaria 

every year and the death toll is rising. While there have been many programs designed to 

improve access to malaria treatment, the best way to reduce the impact of malaria in Sub-

Saharan Africa is to focus on reducing the number of people who contract the disease in the 

first place, rather than waiting to treat the disease after the person is already infected.

There are multiple drugs available to treat malaria but programs that focus too much on 

them haven’t seen long-term success in Sub-Saharan Africa. A major program to combat 

malaria was WHO’s Global Malaria Eradication Programme. Started in 1955, it had a goal of

Answer 1

The goal was to Reduce malaria case incidence by at least 90% Reducing malaria mortality rates by at least 90% Eliminating malaria in at least 35 countries. Preventing a resurgence of malaria in all countries that are malaria-free.