The National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), under the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, in partnership with other agencies such as NAS, Global Fund, WHO and Ecobank, celebrated World Malaria Day (WMD) at Essau in the North Bank Region on Tuesday. During that summit, 25th April was set aside and declared as Africa Malaria Day to be commemorated each year. During the 60th session of the World Health Assembly in 2007, Africa Malaria Day was changed to World Malaria Day, giving it a global dimension on the magnitude of the malaria disease burden. In Africa alone, where 90% of malaria deaths occur, malaria is the leading cause of death in children under five-years of age." The World Health Organization estimates that 3,000 people die of malaria every day.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 28, 2017 14:37 UTC