Rectal Artesunate Stakeholders’ Meeting Report 2016

KEY FACTS

• There were an estimated 214 million cases of malaria globally in 2015.
• The incidence of malaria, which takes into account population growth, is estimated to have decreased by 37% between 2000 and 2015. In total, 57 of 106 countries that had ongoing transmission in 2000 have reduced malaria incidence by >75%.
• The number of malaria deaths globally in children aged under 5 years is estimated at 306,000 in 2015, down from 723,000 in 2000.
• In the absence of treatment, mortality from severe malaria approaches 100%. With prompt effective antimalarial treatment and supportive care, mortality is reduced to 10-20%.