A five-year program in southern Mozambique has met with stunning success in reducing malaria in the area.<br />According to UPI, the program was designed to increase access to treatment and infection-prevention tools.<br />A recent analysis shows that while the program hasn't completely eliminated the mosquito-borne illness, it has reduced malaria cases by 85%.<br />This is an extremely valuable project for advancing the fight against malaria. Ariadna Bardolet, Director, International Cooperation Program, "la Caixa" Foundation<br />Each year, an estimated 230 million people worldwide are infected with malaria, and more than 400,000 die from it.
