2008 WORLD MALARIA REPORT
World Malaria Report 2008
Half of the world's population is at risk of malaria, and an estimated 247 million cases led to nearly 881 000 deaths in 2006. The advent of long-lasting insecticidal nets and artemisinin-based combination therapy, plus a revival of support for indoor residual spraying of insecticide, presents a new opportunity for large-scale malaria control. The World malaria report 2008 describes the global distribution of cases and deaths, how WHO-recommended control strategies have been adopted and implemented in endemic countries, sources of funding for malaria control, and recent evidence that prevention and treatment can alleviate the burden of disease.
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Summary & Key points
English [pdf 144kb] | French [pdf 121kb] | Spanish [pdf 103kb] | Chinese [pdf 515kb]
| Russian [pdf 150kb]
| Arabic [pdf 100kb]
| Portuguese [pdf 50kb]
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NEWS RELEASE World Health Organization Provides Updated Malaria Situation English [pdf] | French [pdf] | Spanish [pdf] BACKGROUND INFORMATION Report highlights English [pdf]] | French [pdf] Brief guide to the Report English [pdf] | French [pdf] | Spanish [pdf] Backgrounder on methods English [pdf] | French [pdf] | Spanish [pdf] Backgrounder on country stories English [pdf] | French [pdf] | Spanish [pdf]
PRESS CONFERENCE :: Press conference [pdf 74kb] MULTIMEDIA :: Press conference opening at UNOG : 20 min (streaming - low quality) :: Press conference soundbites : 4 min (streaming - low quality) (download - hi quality) :: B-roll (streaming - low quality) (download - Hi quality) :: Shot list :: Severe malaria in children(streaming - low quality) (download - low quality)
DATA COLLECTION FORMS :: Africa: |
THE REPORT IN SECTIONS :: Table of contents [pdf 33kb] :: Chapter 1: Introduction [pdf 65kb] :: Chapter 2: Policies, strategies and targets for malaria control [pdf 110kb] :: Chapter 3: Estimated burden of malaria in 2006 [pdf 366kb] :: Chapter 4: Interventions to control malaria [pdf 241kb] :: Chapter 5: Impact of malaria control [pdf 180kb] :: COUNTRY PROFILES: :: Annex 1: Estimating the numbers of malaria cases and deaths by country in 2006 [pdf 228kb] :: Annex 2: Estimated and reported cases and deaths, 2006 [pdf 110kb] [Excel 57kb] :: Annex 3:
A. Reported malaria cases, 1990–2007
[pdf 120kb]
[Excel 44kb]
:: Annex 4:
A. Recommended policies and strategies for malaria control, 2007
:: Annex 5: Operational coverage of insecticide-treated nets, indoor residual spraying and antimalarial treatment, 2004–2007 [pdf 152kb] [Excel 271] :: Annex 6: A. Household surveys of mosquito net ownership and usage, 2001–2007
:: Annex 7: Funding for malaria control, 2004–2007 [pdf 120kb] [Excel 124kb] ADDITIONAL ONLINE DATA :: Country level burden estimates: [Excel 109kb] |
Malaria, the Killer of Children 
NIGERIA: Empowering communities to fight disease COUNTRY PROFILES
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