Democratic.net: [RED DEMOCRATICA] Global malaria elimination is at a crucial juncture

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Global malaria elimination is at a crucial juncture

Some 3.3 billion people are at risk of contracting malaria, a preventable disease that killed 655,000 and afflicted 216 million in 2010, primarily in the developing world. On World Malaria Day, the world is at a critical juncture in its massive effort to halt and reverse malaria in what former British Prime Minister Tony Blair calls the "most achievable" of the Millennium Development Goals. Voice of America (4/24), The Huffington Post (4/24)