Professor Anthony Smith : Eradicating malaria was seen as impossible . Anthony S. Fauci , M.D. , is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health . He says a reassessment shows the disease can be wiped out over time . Fauci says malaria affects 250 million and kills nearly a million a year . Fauci says it will take coordinated action , including more research .
Professor Anthony Smith : Eradicating malaria was seen as impossible . He says a reassessment shows the disease can be wiped out over time . Fauci says malaria affects 250 million and kills nearly a million a year . Fauci says it will take coordinated action , including more research .