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MALARIA KNOW MORE: A DISCUSSION WITH HARVARD PROFESSOR, MARCIA CASTRO, ON HOW DEFORESTATION PROMOTES THE SPREAD OF MALARIA
MALARIA KNOW MORE: A DISCUSSION WITH HARVARD PROFESSOR, MARCIA CASTRO, ON HOW DEFORESTATION PROMOTES THE SPREAD OF MALARIA
In this Malaria Know More feature, Harvard’s Marcia Castro explains how deforestation in the Amazon fuels malaria transmission, with a startling 6.3% increase in cases for every 1% rise in deforestation. This groundbreaking research highlights the urgent need for action to protect both global health and the environment.
FuelING the Fight to End Malaria
We envision a world where no one dies from a mosquito bite. More than a decade into our mission, our work has contributed to historic progress toward this goal. Now, we’re mobilizing the political commitment, funding, and innovation required to achieve what would be one of the greatest humanitarian accomplishments – ending malaria within our generation.
historic,
global progress
Thanks to sustained efforts by the US and partner governments, non-profit organizations and individuals, the world has made historic progress in the fight against malaria. This progress has unlocked immeasurable human potential, improved the health of hundreds of millions of people and will save and improve lives for generations to come.
~10.6 MILLION
LIVES SAVED
>1.7 BILLION
CASES PREVENTED
“Stunning progress against malaria in the past decade has allowed the world to imagine a different future.”
— H.E. ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF, FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA AND END MALARIA COUNCIL MEMBER
ACCELERATING THE PATH TO ELIMINATION
Thanks to historic progress against this disease, the world has set its sights on an ambitious target: ending malaria in our lifetimes. With 11 countries on track to eliminate malaria by 2020, the next year is critical to ensure that the funding, innovation and leadership are in place to meet this milestone and put us on the path to make malaria no more.
Cumulative returns on investment if we end malaria within a generation
SAVE
11 MILLION
ADDITIONAL LIVES
PREVENT
4 BILLION
CASES OF MALARIA
UNLOCK
$2 TRILLION
IN ECONOMIC IMPACT
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