Such conditions are at their most extreme during emergencies. Prevention by reducing vulnerability and curbing transmission of the virus remains the most effective strategy to control the spread of the epidemic. Malaria Malaria kills at least 1 million people each year and infects 500 million people. Women are four times as likely to suffer malaria attacks during pregnancy. A malaria-stricken family spends over one quarter of its income on malaria treatment.
Families pay prevention costs and suffer loss of income from repeated attacks.
Complex emergencies and natural disasters increase malaria risk. Malaria is curable if promptly diagnosed and adequately treated. TB is the leading cause of death among the HIV positive. TB infection is increasing across the globe with a four-fold increase in several African countries over the past decade and new outbreaks in Eastern Europe after 40 years of steady decline. A person with infectious TB infects 10-15 people every year.