Sponsored by Australia is certified free of malaria by the World Health Organization, but elsewhere it is a killer. Australian researchers are currently working on a vaccine against malaria.
Malaria is one of the leading causes of illness and death in the world.
According to the World Health Organization, between 300 to 500 million people contract malaria every year and up to 2.7 million die from it. Nine out of ten of these deaths occur in Africa. The rest occur in Asia and Latin America. People suffering from malaria are often anaemic and have enlarged spleens. They are also susceptible to other infections.