Pedro Alonso, Director of the Global Malaria Programme, commenting on
the findings of this year’s report, said the world is at a crossroads
in the response to malaria and expressed the hope that this report would
serve as a wake-up call for the global health community.
“Meeting the global malaria targets will only be possible through
greater investment and expanded coverage of core tools that prevent,
diagnose and treat malaria,” he said.
“Robust financing for the research and development of new tools is
equally critical. The WHO Global Technical Strategy for Malaria calls
for reductions of at least 40% in malaria case incidence and mortality
rates by the year 2020. According to WHO’s latest malaria report, the
world is not on track to reach these critical milestones,” he said.
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