africa: Malaria 'killing more African children than ever'

Malaria kills more than 3,000 African children a day, drug resistance is an "enormous and growing problem", and measures to tackle what is a completely preventable disease must be stepped up, according to the first comprehensive report on malaria in Africa. The Africa Malaria Report 2003, produced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), says that malaria remains the single largest cause of death in young children in Africa and one of the most important threats to the health of pregnant women and newborns.