Experts: Zambia will end malaria if all partners pitch in

According to the Severe Malaria Observatory at severmalaria.org, more than 80 per cent of the population is at risk of malaria and the national incident rate is 340 cases per 1000 population. [iStockphoto]

Zambia is among the 20 countries with the highest malaria incidence and mortality globally, with the country carrying 2 per cent of the global malaria case burden and 5.2 per cent of the case burden in East and Southern Africa.

According to the Severe Malaria Observatory at severmalaria.org, more than 80 per cent of the population is at risk of malaria and the national incident rate is 340 cases per 1000 population, with the mortality rate at eight deaths per 100,000 population.