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Time to Deliver Zero Malaria: Invest, Innovate and Implement.

World Malaria Day, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO), is observed annually on 25 April, to bring global attention to the efforts being made to bring an end to malaria and encourage action to reduce suffering and death from the disease. This annual event is a worldwide effort to raise awareness of Malaria and funds for the treatment and prevention of malaria. The day works to highlight the need for better political intervention in malaria control and prevention. The day also marks the continuing great achievements in the fight against Malaria.

Efforts to highlight prevention have been reducing the death toll, especially through the use of insecticide and mosquito nets, as mosquitos are the most common carriers and spreaders of Malaria. The continued campaign of prevention is proving effective and saving lives, but there is still a long way to go.

World Malaria Day and continued awareness and prevention, as well as lobbying for better political support must continue and increase in order to eradicate the disease and prevent deaths from it. Investment and interest from governments is essential for this continued fight against Malaria and related deaths.

SYMPTOMS OF MALARIA

While malaria is not contagious, anyone can get it. The symptoms include:

• Fever
• Sweats
• Chills
• Headaches
• Malaise
• Muscles aches
• Nausea
• Vomiting.

This World Malaria Day, the global malaria community will come together to celebrate progress and call on countries and partners around the world to:

• Invest in malaria programmes, delivering bold investments in malaria control and elimination to bridge critical funding gaps and accelerate progress.
• Innovate to deliver transformative and improved solutions to end malaria that are tailored to those who need them most.
• Implement national strategies to accelerate progress against this age-old disease, by demonstrating leadership, adopting innovative and sustainable approaches and scaling up national malaria programmes to deliver lifesaving tools to those at highest risk.

HOW TO OBSERVE WORLD MALARIA DAY

• Create awareness about this deadly, but avoidable disease by posting this information on your social platforms
• You can make a financial donation to assist the efforts of many worthwhile nonprofit groups working to bring malaria treatment tools to the countries that need them most.
• Organize an event to educate people and also ask for people to support a reputable malaria prevention charity. Nearly everyone knows about malaria, but do they know how straightforward some of the prevention tools are?

WHY WORLD MALARIA DAY IS IMPORTANT

• While progress is being made on reducing the number of new malaria cases, the disease continues to kill hundreds of thousands of people every year. Sub-Saharan Africa is the region most affected.
• A plan to reduce mortality rates by 90% over the next decade
• In order to reach that target, the World Health Organization uses World Malaria Day to highlight the need for regular investment and continued political commitment for malaria prevention.
• Malaria is a preventable and treatable disease
• World Malaria Day is an opportunity for health organizations involved in malaria prevention to share stories of how they are conquering the disease.

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