According to WHO, the number of malaria cases between 2000 and 2014 declined globally by 37%. However, in their World Malaria Report published in 2017, they noted that there was a slight rise between 2015 and 2016, from 211 million to 216 million.

Mosquitoes, thousands of mosquitoes! Mosquitoes found in our local wetlands can often overwhelm us but even mosquitoes that have moved into our backyards can cause problems.

Today, we know exactly who our enemy is: the mosquito. Doctors no longer subject malaria sufferers to unpleasant (and pointless) treatments like blood-letting and chewing tree bark. Most importantly, we’ve made massive progress in fighting a disease that as recently as 2000 killed nearly 870,000 people in a single year.