[RED DEMOCRATICA] Malaria prevalence down in Africa, but battle isn't over

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | Security Council expected to vote Friday on Syrian aid resolution Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   February 20, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story Malaria prevalence down in Africa, but battle isn't over A study by researchers from The Wellcome Trust says the number of people living in areas of high malaria transmission in Africa dropped to 184 million in 2010 from 218 million in 2000. "It's a mixed message. It has been a great success in several countries, but more needs to be done," says Dr. Abdisalan Mohamed Noor of the Kenya Medical Research Institute Wellcome Trust Research Programme. 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