"He died in August of this year. He was 2 1/2. He was not the healthiest boy. Then he got malaria... I still have a great deal of sorrow."
Children are the most vulnerable to malaria. Children in war zones, who are forced to live in unsanitary, exposed conditions, are practically helpless against malaria. As a result, every year countless numbers of children die from easily preventable diseases due to civil unrest and war.