Africa: UN health agency and Africa mark fifth anti-malaria day

The war against malaria in Africa can only be won if governments, communities and development partners work together against the parasitic disease that kills more than 800,000 Africans per year, the regional director for Africa of the United Nations health agency said. "Let us re-dedicate ourselves collectively to a more coordinated fight against this public health challenge facing our continent," Dr. Luis Gomes Sambo of the World Health Organization (WHO) said, marking the fifth annual Africa Malaria Day.