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World Malaria Day (WMD) is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Globally, 3.3 billion people in 106 countries are at risk of malaria.〔World Health Organization,(''World Malaria Report 2010''. )〕 In 2012, malaria caused an estimated 627,000 deaths, mostly among African children.〔World Health Organization, (Malaria. ) WHO Fact sheet N°94, updated March 2014. Accessed 8 April 2014.〕 Asia, Latin America, and to a lesser extent the Middle East and parts of Europe are also affected. World Malaria Day sprung out of the efforts taking place across the African continent to commemorate Africa Malaria Day. WMD is one of eight official global public health campaigns currently marked by the World Health Organization (WHO), along with World Health Day, World Blood Donor Day, World Immunization Week, World Tuberculosis Day, World No Tobacco Day, World Hepatitis Day and World AIDS Day.〔World Health Organization, (WHO campaigns. )〕 ==History== World Malaria Day was established in May 2007 by the 60th session of the World Health Assembly, WHO's decision-making body. The day was established to provide "education and understanding of malaria" and spread information on "year-long intensified implementation of national malaria-control strategies, including community-based activities for malaria prevention and treatment in endemic areas."〔(WHA Resolution 60.18 )〕 Prior to the establishment of WMD, Africa Malaria Day〔(Africa Malaria Days 2001-2007 )〕 was held on April 25. Africa Malaria Day began in 2001, one year after the historic ''Abuja Declaration''〔African Summit on Roll Back Malaria, (Abuja Declaration. ) Abuja, 25 April 2000.〕 was signed by 44 malaria-endemic countries at the African Summit on Malaria.〔(African Malaria Summit )〕 World Malaria Day allows for corporations (such as Exxon Mobile〔Exxon Mobile, (Commemorating World Malaria Day 2013. )〕), multinational organizations (such as Malaria No More〔Malaria No More UK, (World Malaria Day. )〕) and grassroots organizations (such as Mosquitoes Suck Tour〔http://dontbiteme.ca/more-about-malaria/〕) globally to work together to bring awareness to malaria and advocate for policy changes.〔Malaria Community, (World Malaria Day. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Malaria Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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