SAHARA GROUP LAUDS GAINS FROM FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA
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Malaria, a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes, is preventable and curable. According to data from the Global Burden of Disease, in 1990, Sub-Saharan Africa was home to 553,444 malaria deaths (82% of the global malaria deaths) while in 2017, the numbers were 543,289, […]