Global Malaria Control : U. S. and Multinational Investments and Implementation Challenges

Each year, hundreds of millions of people are sickened with malaria & 1 million people die. 80% of all malaria deaths occur in Africa, most in children under the age of 5. This burden continues despite the existence of simple, safe, effective, & inexpensive methods to prevent & treat malaria. The U.S. gov't. supports the efforts of malaria-endemic countries to control malaria, through agencies such as USAID & through its cont. to multinat. org. This report: (1) describes invest. that have been made by the U.S. gov't. to support the implemen. of nat. malaria control programs in malaria-endemic countries, both directly & in partnership with other org.; & (2) describes challenges to the implemen. of nat. malaria control prog. & strategies for address. those challenges.Crosse, Marcia is the author of 'Global Malaria Control : U. S. and Multinational Investments and Implementation Challenges', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422304990 and ISBN 142230499X.