WHO warns of malaria resurgence
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="warns">warns</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="resurgence">resurgence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Malaria">Malaria</span> <span word="Report">Report</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="warns">warns</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="resource">resource</span> <span word="shortfalls">shortfalls</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Cidulskis">Cidulskis</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="concerted">concerted</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="endemic">endemic</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.” <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="saved">saved</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Tremendous">Tremendous</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> 1.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="averted">averted</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> 1.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="averted">averted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="is">is</span> 50 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 99 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="transmission">transmission</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reducing">reducing</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="incidence">incidence</span> <span word="by">by</span> 75 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2015,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="owever">owever</span>, <span word="those">those</span> 50 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> - <span word="or">or</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> – <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="occurred">occurred</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2000. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2000 <span word="estimate">estimate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="benchmark">benchmark</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="measured">measured</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="availability">availability</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rapid">rapid</span> <span word="diagnostic">diagnostic</span> <span word="tests">tests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="artemisinin">artemisinin</span> <span word="combination">combination</span> <span word="therapy">therapy</span>.</p><p><span word="Cidulskis">Cidulskis</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="coordinator">coordinator</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>, <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elimination">elimination</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Malaria">Malaria</span> <span word="Program">Program</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="plateauing">plateauing</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="extent">extent</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2011, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amounted">amounted</span> <span word="to">to</span> $2.3 <span word="billion">billion</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> $5.1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="everybody">everybody</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="interventions">interventions</span>.”</p>
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