World Malaria Day: Remembering Jonathan – in pictures

World Malaria Day: Remembering Jonathan

April 25 is World Malaria Day. Nearly 50% of all children who die before their fifth birthday in the Central African Republic lose their lives to malaria. The international health charity Merlin has been working in CAR since 2007, training thousands of national health workers to prevent, diagnose and treat the infection. It’s estimated that CAR needs at least five times as many health workers as it currently has

http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/gallery/2011/apr/25/1

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