3A Blog — malaria
World Malaria Day
Happy World Malaria Day! Let’s celebrate with a few quick stats! Malaria kills 781,000 people each year Ninety-one percent of malaria-related deaths occur in Africa, the majority of whom are children under 5 years of age In Africa, 40% of health resources are used to treat malaria Wow, that’s really nothing to celebrate. Growing up in the USA, I had certainly heard of Malaria, but can’t say I really understood the depth of the problem. Then I went to Uganda. I was standing in the village of Nakabango, talking to a 12 yr old. Listening to her story of how...