Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases - Clinton Health Access Initiative (original) (raw)

Nearly half of the world’s population is at risk of malaria, and one in five are at risk of neglected tropical diseases such as lymphatic filariasis and dengue. Malaria kills over 600,000 people each year, with children under five representing 90 percent of those deaths. Dramatic funding increases have helped reduce malaria globally through the use of bed nets, indoor residual spraying, chemoprevention, diagnostic testing, and effective treatment, which together have resulted in a 30 percent decline in malaria deaths since 2000. However, progress is threatened by drug and insecticide resistance, and continued dependency on donor funding means recent gains may not be sustainable. Meanwhile, even as malaria has declined, other mosquito-borne diseases like dengue have increased in many parts of the world.