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. TB affects the weakest and traps people in a cycle of poverty and disease. Most of those affected are in the economically active population with women less likely to be detected and treated.