Target 6.C: Malaria & Other Diseases

Have halted by 2015 and begun to reverse the incidence of malaria and other major diseases

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Production of insecticide-treated mosquito nets soars. Across Africa, expanded use of insecticide-treated bed nets is protecting communities from malaria. Poverty continues to limit use of mosquito nets. Global procurement of more effective antimalarial drugs continues to rise rapidly. Children from the poorest households are least likely to receive treatment for malaria. External funding is helping to reduce malaria incidence and deaths, but additional support is needed. Progress on tuberculosis inches forward. Tuberculosis prevalence is falling in most regions. Tuberculosis remains the second leading killer after HIV.

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