COMPREHENSION :***TEXT(2) MALARIA HITS AFRICA

The United Nations has reported that great progress is being made in the fight against malaria in Africa. The UNICEF website says the area that is making the most dramatic improvement is sub-Saharan Africa. This is the region hardest hit by the disease. One of the biggest reasons for these gains against the killer infection is the increased use of special insect nets. This simple solution can reduce child deaths by as much as 20 percent. The report says the number of children using the insecticide-treated nets has tripled since 2000. UNICEF’s Executive Director Ann Veneman said: “Controlling malaria is vital to improving child health and economic development in affected countries…Studies show that malaria [unfairly] affects the poorest people in these countries, and…contributes to their [poorer living conditions].”


UNICEF prepared the report together with the Roll Back Malaria Partnership. This organisation is a collaboration of aid agencies launched in 1998 to help fight malaria. ITS vision is that by 2015, malaria “is no longer a major cause of mortality and no longer a barrier to social and economic development”. The report also provides a healthy picture of the use of drugs in reducing the number of malaria cases. Since 2003, national health programmes have invested heavily in buying anti-malarial drugs called ACTs. UNICEF’s health chief Pater Salama is optimistic and says the future looks bright. He reports: “With the strong backing of some of the international donors and the price of ACTs starting to be reduced, I think governments are becoming more confident now that this will be a sustainable strategy for anti-malaria treatment.”
I.COMPREHENSION:
A. True or False? Justify
1. key weapon in the fight against malaria is the mosquito net.

2. Malaria hits the poorest people and worsens their living standards

3. UNICEF report says anti-malarial drugs are proving ineffective.

B.Answer the questions:

1.Has the use of mosquito nets proved effective ?Explain

2.What measures are taken by UNICEF and other organistions to reduce the malaria disease?

3.Why does Mr.Pater Salama,UNICEF health chief,show optimism about the future?
B. What do the underlined words in the text refer to?
1.THIS SOLUTION
2.ITS


C.FIND IN THE TEXT WORDS MEANING THE SAME AS:
1.essential P.1 : :
2.master plan P.2 :
3.combat P.2.: POWERED BY PICZO