MALARIA DAY

Today on AfricaLive, CCTV's reporter Kofa Mrenje and correspondent, Isabel Nakirya from Uganda will bring you stories of African war with malaria pandemic as the world marks the malaria day!
Almost half the world's population -- an estimated three billion people -- live in areas where malaria is transmitted. Malaria is endemic to 107 countries in the tropics and subtropics; it is responsible for around one million deaths globally every year, with sub-Saharan Africa the hardest hit.
Most shockingly, despite the fact that malaria is both a preventable and curable disease, around 800,000 of those deaths occur among African children under five-years-old, according to UNICEF.
Malaria Goodwill ambassador, Yvonne Chakachaka will be us live in Studio from South Africa