Malaria as a world health problem

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Solomon Nwaka, nwakas@who.int, Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, 1221 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Malaria is among humanity's largest - and oldest - health and developmental challenges. It kills more than a million people and causes another 300 million to 500 million cases of the disease every year. The humanitarian and economic costs associated with malaria are immense. The current state of drug therapy, and the challenges facing prevention of malaria will be discussed.