Rubio arrives in Jeddah ahead of U.S.-Ukraine talks, expresses optimism for peace negotiations    Minister of Interior: Those 8 months led to a 'turning point' for Saudi women    Saudi justice minister calls for clear and consistent legal reasoning in rulings    Jeddah Historic District draws 1 million visitors in first week of Ramadan    Liquidity in Saudi economy records annual growth of SR236 billion in 2024    PIF launches Al Waha — the first Saudi-owned duty-free retail operator    GASTAT: Industrial production index rises 1.3% in January    Grand Mosque cleaning teams complete full sanitation in just 35 minutes    Romanian far-right presidential hopeful barred from poll rerun    Canada's next leader takes aim at Trump, vows to win trade war    Grown frustrated with the republic, many Nepalis want the monarchy back    Prince Frederik of Luxembourg dies from rare disease    Saudi Exchange approves Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia as Market Maker on eight listed securities    Al Shabab stuns 10-man Al Nassr with late equalizer; Al Hilal closes gap at the top    Saudi taekwondo star Dunia Abu Talib wins IOC gender equality award for Asia    Kanté rescues Al Ittihad with last-gasp equalizer against Al Qadsiah    Mitrović returns to boost Al Hilal ahead of crucial clashes, Savić sidelined    Real-life shipwreck story wins major book award    Islamic Arts Biennale celebrates Ramadan with 'Biennale Nights' in Jeddah    Nora Razian and Sabih Ahmed appointed artistic directors for 2026 Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale    King Salman prays for peace and stability for Palestinians in Ramadan message King reaffirms Saudi Arabia's commitment to serving the Two Holy Mosques and pilgrims    Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan 'out of danger' after attack at home in Mumbai    Order vs. Morality: Lessons from New York's 1977 Blackout    India puts blockbuster Pakistani film on hold    Exotic Taif Roses Simulation Performed at Taif Rose Festival    Asian shares mixed Tuesday    Weather Forecast for Tuesday    Saudi Tourism Authority Participates in Arabian Travel Market Exhibition in Dubai    Minister of Industry Announces 50 Investment Opportunities Worth over SAR 96 Billion in Machinery, Equipment Sector    HRH Crown Prince Offers Condolences to Crown Prince of Kuwait on Death of Sheikh Fawaz Salman Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Malek Al-Sabah    HRH Crown Prince Congratulates Santiago Peña on Winning Presidential Election in Paraguay    SDAIA Launches 1st Phase of 'Elevate Program' to Train 1,000 Women on Data, AI    41 Saudi Citizens and 171 Others from Brotherly and Friendly Countries Arrive in Saudi Arabia from Sudan    Saudi Arabia Hosts 1st Meeting of Arab Authorities Controlling Medicines    General Directorate of Narcotics Control Foils Attempt to Smuggle over 5 Million Amphetamine Pills    NAVI Javelins Crowned as Champions of Women's Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Competitions    Saudi Karate Team Wins Four Medals in World Youth League Championship    Third Edition of FIFA Forward Program Kicks off in Riyadh    Evacuated from Sudan, 187 Nationals from Several Countries Arrive in Jeddah    SPA Documents Thajjud Prayer at Prophet's Mosque in Madinah    SFDA Recommends to Test Blood Sugar at Home Two or Three Hours after Meals    SFDA Offers Various Recommendations for Safe Food Frying    SFDA Provides Five Tips for Using Home Blood Pressure Monitor    SFDA: Instant Soup Contains Large Amounts of Salt    Mawani: New shipping service to connect Jubail Commercial Port to 11 global ports    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Delivers Speech to Pilgrims, Citizens, Residents and Muslims around the World    Sheikh Al-Issa in Arafah's Sermon: Allaah Blessed You by Making It Easy for You to Carry out This Obligation. Thus, Ensure Following the Guidance of Your Prophet    Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques addresses citizens and all Muslims on the occasion of the Holy month of Ramadan    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



UN hopes to reduce malaria deaths to near zero by 2015
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 25 - 04 - 2011

Awwal 21, 1432, April 25, 2011, SPA -- Malaria deaths could be reduced to near zero by
2015, helped by progress made so far in the global fight against the
disease and a vaccine that is becoming more effective, the UN special
envoy for malaria said Monday on World Malaria Day, according to dpa.
Malaria currently kills more than 750,000 people every year around
the world, with 90 per cent of deaths in Africa. India suffers the
highest death toll outside Africa, with 50,000 annual deaths.
Ray Chambers, who is leading the UN programme against malaria,
said eradicating the disease by the target year of 2015, as set by
the UN, can be reached, citing "immense progress" in recent years.
"We are optimistic to reach that goal of near zero deaths by
2015," said Chambers, who was recently listed among the world's 100
most influential people by Time magazine.
The UN has targeted 2015 to achieve major gains over diseases like
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Awa Marie Coll-Seck, executive director of the Roll Back Malaria
Partnership, said Chambers' high profile can help raise awareness in
the anti-malaria fight. Chambers said malaria awareness in the US
jumped from 20 per cent in 2007 to 50 per cent this year.
Coll-Seck said major world health institutions, financed by the
World Bank and philanthropists including Microsoft co-founder Bill
Gates, are developing a 100-per-cent effective malaria vaccine, which
would make the goal of eradicating malaria more possible. Currently,
vaccines are only 50-per-cent effective, and malaria strains are not
similar around the world.
Proven and cost-effective measures currently available to fight
malaria include insecticide-treated bed nets, anti-malaria medicines
like the artemisinin-based combination treatments (ACTs), sprays and
preventive treatment for infants and pregnant women.
The UN General Assembly last week urged governments to accelerate
efforts to roll back malaria worldwide, by building on achievements
made so far to fight the disease.
The Roll Back Malaria programme said a total of 43 countries
worldwide, including 11 African nations, have succeeded in halving
malaria deaths in the last decade.
Some countries have made significant progress over the 50-per-cent
death reduction. Zambia achieved a 62-per-cent decrease in deaths of
children under five from 2001-08, while Sri Lanka reduced malaria
deaths to zero in 2009.
The UN said malaria has been a health threat in more than 100
developing countries with a total population of 3.3 billion, and
Africa alone needs an estimated 12 billion dollars a year to fight
malaria.


Clic here to read the story from its source.