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About Malaria

Malaria is an infectious blood disease caused by a parasite that is transmitted from one human to another by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. Malaria symptoms, which often appear about 9 to 14 days after the infectious mosquito bite, include fever, headache, vomiting and other flu-like symptoms. If drugs are not available or the parasites are resistant to them, the infection can lead to coma, life-threatening anemia, and death.

Malaria kills between one and three million people each year. Ninety percent of malaria-related deaths occur in Africa, the majority of whom are young children.

Mosquito Nets

Long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets (LLINs) are the fastest way to prevent malaria infection because they create a protective barrier against mosquitoes at night, when the vast majority of transmissions occur. Most mosquito nets can accommodate more than one person. An insecticide treated net can offer about twice the protection of an untreated net, and can even protect other people in the room outside the net. Entire communities can be made safer through high percentages of LLIN penetration.