World Malaria Day Observed Today

The 'World Malaria Day' was observed on Wednesday across the globe including Pakistan to raise awareness of malaria and generate support for the fight against this preventable and treatable disease

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 25th Apr, 2018 ) :The 'World Malaria Day' was observed on Wednesday across the globe including Pakistan to raise awareness of malaria and generate support for the fight against this preventable and treatable disease.

This year's theme is, "Ready to Beat Malaria". The theme underscores the collective energy and commitment of the global malaria community in uniting around the common goal of a world free of malaria.

It is a day for recognizing the global effort to provide effective control of malaria. The Day provides opportunity for countries in the affected regions to learn from each other's experiences and support each other's efforts; for new donors to join a global partnership against malaria; for research and academic institutions to flag their scientific advances to both experts and general public; and for international partners, companies and foundations to showcase their efforts and reflect on how to scale up what has worked, Private news channel reported.

Newspapers, websites, and magazines, as well as television and radio stations, may used World Malaria Day as the chance to promote or publicize awareness campaigns about malaria. Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes.

About half of the worlds' population is at risk of malaria, particularly those in lower-income countries. The World Health Assembly instituted World Malaria Day in May 2007. The purpose of the event is to give countries in affected regions the chance to learn from each other's experiences and support one another's efforts.

World Malaria Day also enables new donors to join in a global partnership against malaria, and for research and academic institutions to reveal scientific advances to the public. The day also gives international partners, companies and foundations a chance to showcase their efforts and reflect on how to scale up what has worked.