World Malaria Day 2024: Today is World Malaria Day. Which is celebrated every year on 25th April all over the world. It spreads more in hot areas due to rain and the heat caused by it. This disease is caused by mosquito bite. One of the most common symptoms of malaria is fever with chills. Even though this disease is very common, you can prevent the spread of this disease only through cleanliness and hygiene.
World Malaria Day 2024: This year’s theme
This year’s theme for World Malaria Day 2024 is “Intensify the fight against malaria for a more equitable world.” This day is celebrated all over the world. Everyone came together in the fight against malaria all over the world. This day is celebrated across the world to mark the efforts to eradicate this disease and spread awareness among the people.
The theme of World Malaria Day 2024 is an extension of last year’s theme
This theme is in line with the theme of this year’s World Health Day – “My Health, My Right”. Underscores the urgent need to address the vast inequalities in access to malaria prevention, detection and treatment services.
death from malaria
According to UNICEF data, four out of five deaths due to malaria occur in African countries. The 15 countries with the highest number of deaths due to malaria are Nigeria, Democratic Republic of Congo, India, Mozambique, Ghana, Angola, Uganda etc.
How to avoid malaria infection?
One of the most effective measures to prevent malaria infection is to sleep under insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs). According to UNICEF data 2016, about 54% of people at risk of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa use insecticide-treated bed nets to prevent malaria infection.
Malaria is the third biggest killer of children
After pneumonia and diarrhea, malaria is the third largest infectious disease that is killing children aged one month to five years. Nearly 300,000 children under the age of five died from malaria in 2016, equivalent to approximately 800 young lives lost every day.
global vaccination effort
The World Health Organization (WHO)’s global vaccination efforts have saved approximately 154 million lives over the past five decades. Infants have emerged as the biggest beneficiaries of vaccination efforts.
According to a report published in The Lancet, WHO provided a comprehensive analysis of the efficacy of 14 vaccines used under the Expanded Immunization Program (EPI), which celebrates its 50th anniversary next month. A child born today has 40 percent more chance of seeing his or her fifth birthday than a child born 50 years ago.
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