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Lack of funds threatens malaria progress: WHO

For example, 43 percent of the population in sub-Saharan Africa was not protected by treated nets or indoor spraying. "The unprecedented progress in malaria is one of the biggest successes in healthcare history," Pedro Alonso, director of the WHO Global Malaria Programme, told reporters in London. The report said that "sustained and sufficient funding for malaria control is a serious challenge", noting that after a steep increase between 2000 and 2010, investment had "flat-lined".

contributor December 13, 2016

For example, 43 percent of the population in sub-Saharan Africa was not protected by treated nets or indoor spraying. “The unprecedented progress in malaria is one of the biggest successes in healthcare history,” Pedro Alonso, director of the WHO Global Malaria Programme, told reporters in London. The report said that “sustained and sufficient funding for malaria control is a serious challenge”, noting that after a steep increase between 2000 and 2010, investment had “flat-lined”.