World Malaria Day

By Susannah F. Locke, posted April 25th, 2008.

Today, April 25th is World Malaria Day, declared by the World Health Organization. Malaria can be prevented and cured, but over one million people still die from the disease each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

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