The World Health Organization warns that malaria is a deadly threat in Africa, more deadly than Corona

The World Health Organization warns that malaria is a deadly threat in Africa, more deadly than Corona

The Telegraph newspaper reported that more people, especially children, will die in sub-Saharan Africa this year from malaria than from the emerging coronavirus.

The World Health Organization warns that malaria is a deadly threat in Africa, more deadly than Corona


The British newspaper reported that around 400,000 people die every year around the world from malaria, more than 90% of them in sub-Saharan Africa.


For comparison, 50 thousand people have died from the Corona virus in Africa since the beginning of this year. According to the most accurate estimates, about 20 thousand deaths were recorded in sub-Saharan Africa.


And the World Health Organization indicates that the epidemic can also cause the death of between 20,000 and 100,000 others due to malaria.


 “In this region, (Covid-19) will kill far fewer malaria. So why is Coronavirus and Ebola a major concern, but not malaria,” said Machidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa, while presenting the new "Global Malaria Report". Which kills hundreds of thousands of children every year?


The report speaks of significant progress in combating malaria over the past twenty years, indicating the success of efforts to combat the disease in avoiding 1.5 billion cases and 7.6 million deaths.


 The number of deaths due to malaria decreased from 736,000 in 2000 to 409,000 in 2019, and the incidence of malaria decreased, which is the number of cases per 1,000 people at risk, from 80 in 2000 to 57 in 2019. Progress has been made in the field of prevention and examination. Quick and cure.


However, the newspaper wrote that progress as well as investments have become less clear over the past few years, while experts warn that the Corona pandemic may set the situation back a long way.


Source: Novosti

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