25/04/2023
World Malaria Day is a global healthcare awareness event observed annually on the 25th of April, a global call to various local and government healthcare authorities and policymakers to promote the action required to combat and eradicate malaria.
A parasitic infection, malaria, is spread by the female (Anopheles) mosquito and can cause severe, sometimes fatal illness. Malaria threatens 200 crore people every year, including residents of 90 endemic countries and 12.5 crore international tourists. Plasmodium parasites acquire a complex life cycle that results in periodic fevers. Most patients recover quickly from malaria symptoms after treatment, but severe complications such as severe malarial anaemia, cerebral malaria, coma, or death can occur if treatment is delayed.
