World Malaria Day on May 25 highlights the danger of malaria and calls for action . According to the WHO there were 247 million cases of malaria in 2006 . Ninety percent of those cases are in Africa . 880,000 people died of malaria in 2006 , a preventable and curable disease .
World Malaria Day on May 25 highlights the danger of malaria and calls for action . According to the WHO there were 247 million cases of malaria in 2006 . 880,000 people died of malaria in 2006 , a preventable and curable disease .