Malaria

More than 2,000 children will die of malaria today. Not only are the numbers of deaths tragic, but the economic loss caused by the illness is appalling—because so many people are infected by malaria, they miss school and work, accounting for more than 30% of school absenteeism and $12 billion lost in the economy every year in Africa alone. If we join together, we can end malaria by 2015.