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Nigeria: 300m People Suffer From Malaria - WHO
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This Day (Lagos)
29 April 2008
Posted to the web 29 April 2008
Delta
World Health Organisation (WHO) has said more than 300 million people worldwide are affected by malaria, while between one million and 1.5 million people die from the disease every year.
The report, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba, also stated that its parasite, previously widespread, is now confined mainly to Africa, Asia and Latin America.
The report also identified as a major problem, the increasing resistance to drugs, but stated that some recent malaria drugs were undergoing clinical trials.
Statistics has also shown that malaria parasites account for between 10 and 30 per cent of all hospital admission and responsible for 15 to 25 per cent of deaths in children under the age of five years.
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According to the report, 800,000 children under the age of five years die from malaria every year, making it one of the major causes of infant and juvenile mortality.
WHO reports that malaria is a leading cause of death worldwide, especially in developing countries and that children account for a high percentage of deaths through malaria.
In Africa, the report said a child dies through malaria every 30 seconds and that one out of very five children dies before their first birthday, from the disease which puts 40 per cent of the world population at risk.
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