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Where do the nets go?

90% of worldwide Malaria cases occur in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Liberia and Rwanda, where just about every child has first hand experience with the dreaded disease. The countries' tropical rain forests and wetlands provide the perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes that carry the Malaria parasite.

“The numbers are astounding and unacceptable. We can help to change these numbers, and the lives behind them. Actions by governments and by the partners over the last few years have put the world in position to make major strides against Malaria” said Ann Veneman, Executive Director of UNICEF.

In Liberia

• 235 out of 1,000 kids under the age of 5 die each year.
• 32% of these children die from Malaria.

In Rwanda

• 152 out of 1,000 kids under the age of 5 die each year.
• 42% of these children die from Malaria.

Together with its partners, UNICEF distributes insecticide-treated bed nets through routine health services and special health campaigns. UNICEF works with Ministries of Health, non-governmental organizations as well as community and village health workers to develop local distribution systems and educate families about how to properly use their bed nets to protect their children.