World Malaria Day (April 25) is a chance to shine the spotlight on the global effort to fight malaria. Raising awareness remains critically important.
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Protecting children with cerebral malaria from death or long-term cognitive impairment
On World Malaria Day I would like to celebrate the successes of the global efforts to control and eliminate malaria that have significantly reduced malaria mortality worldwide. I would also like to note that despite all these great efforts, well over half a million people, mostly children under the age of 5, died of the disease last year. This is an unacceptably high number.
Canada is helping to defeat malaria by investing in the future through 40 innovative projects
Grand Challenges Canada supports 40 innovations addressing malaria in the developing world.