A World Health Organization report released yesterday confirmed a reversal in the course of malaria, with far fewer children dying from the disease. The UN organization documented the increased use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and better treatment across sub-Saharan Africa, where 90 percent of all malaria deaths occur.

More than 140 million long-lasting insecticidal mosquito nets were delivered to the region between 2006 and 2008, protecting over 280 million lives, and doubling the number of households in Africa with access to a net.

“The 2009 WHO World Malaria Report demonstrates that we are succeeding in the global campaign to end deaths from a disease that takes the lives over one million people each year,” said Ray Chambers, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Malaria. “Thanks to unprecedented levels of funding and extraordinary collaboration among partners, the malaria community has achieved remarkable progress.”

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