Introduction

Malaria, together with HIV/AIDS and TB, is one of the major public health challenges undermining development in the poorest countries in the world. Malaria kills an African child every 30 seconds. Many children who survive an episode of severe malaria may suffer from learning impairments or brain damage. Pregnant women and their unborn children are also particularly vulnerable to malaria, which is a major cause of perinatal mortality, low birth weight and maternal anaemia.

Goals sets out by the year 2015:

1. Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the spread of HIV/AIDS.

2. Achieve, by 2010, universal access to treatment for HIV/AIDS for all those who need it.

3. Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases.