Significant results in global malaria control and significant decline in mortality

the Global
Partnership for combating AIDS,Tuberculosis and Malaria Foundation Executive Director Katsachiken said at a recent press conference at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
the global malaria control effort has made significant achievements in recent years
,a significant decline in the number of cases and patient mortality in some malaria-prone areas, malaria mortality rates among children under 5 years of age and
60 per cent
of children under the age of five and in Eritrea have fallen by 50 per cent and 60 per cent, respectively,, katsachiken
saidIn some African countries,childrenis one of the main groups at risk from malariaKatsachiken noted that the international community is responding to the challenge of malaria, with unprecedented numbers of people having access to insecticide-treated bednets and antimalarial drugsIn the case of the Global Foundation for aids,Tuberculosis and Malaria, the number of insecticide-treated bednets distributed by the Foundation increased by 155 per cent from 18 million in2
006 to 46 million in 20072007In addition, some 44 million malaria patients received medication funded by the foundationThe Global Fund to Fight AIDS
,Tuberculosis and Malaria is a global non-profit organization that supports the fight against AIDS,tuberculosis and malariaFounded in20002002,, the foundation has provided $3.6 billion into malaria control and 146 projects in 78 countries funded