Cameroon joined the international community yesterday, to commemorate the 4th edition of World Malaria Day.
To mark this year’s celebrations, officials of the Ministry of Public Health, met at The Hilton in Yaounde to examine the progress achieved so far and to rekindle efforts at attaining the near zero death goal by 2015.
According to health experts, about one million persons die from malaria every year,the majority being women and children. This implies that, about 3000 persons die daily from the disease.
During the ceremony, the public was called upon to get their share of the mosquito nets which will be distributed as from August 2011. Also, Cameroonians were reminded that children of the ages of 5 and below have free access to free malaria treatment in government hospitals.