World Malaria Day
April 25 · Level 9 · #260 of 2238
World Malaria Day draws attention to a disease that remains deadly despite being preventable and treatable. It calls for sustained support so that protection, testing and treatment reach the people who need them.
How it is celebrated: health organizations and community groups run awareness campaigns, explain mosquito protection and raise support for malaria programmes.
Mosquitoes carry malaria, but they do not cause the infection themselves: parasites do. That distinction helps explain why controlling the disease involves both preventing bites and detecting and treating infections.