Stop Malaria
Still every two minutes a child dies from malaria, an entirely preventable and treatable disease. Each year there are more than 200 million new infections, 500,000 of which end deadly.
Malaria has vast consequences. Here are five facts, why we need to stop this disease:
Every other minute a child dies because of malaria.
Children and pregnant women are the principal victims.
Whole nations are stuck in a cycle of poverty, which they cannot escape due to the burden of this disease.
The poorest countries are most vulnerable to this.
Devastating effects on education
are a consequence of the constant burden of illness on children.
Half of the world's population is at risk of contracting malaria simply by getting stung by a mosquito.
Every year more than 400'000 people die. Swiss institutions and companies have tools to change this.
The increased spread of malaria parasites due to climate change and a growth in resistances are only two aspects to the
extensive challenges we face in the fight against malaria.
