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Malaria Could Be Wiped Out in Generation, Experts Say

Henry Ridgwell

   LONDON-- Malaria could be wiped out in a generation if $2 billion more
   every year is invested in tackling the disease, according to a report
   published Wednesday in the medical journal The Lancet.

   Malaria kills around 435,000 people every year, most of them children.
   Significant progress has been made this century in fighting the
   disease, with the number of deaths cut in half since 2000. But,
   eradicating malaria won't be easy, says Professor Jake Baum, who leads
   the malaria research network at Imperial College London.

   "You might think that right now, that's the trajectory. The challenge
   is in the last couple of years things have stagnated," he said.

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