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The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that in 2022, there were a staggering 608,000 deaths attributed to malaria with most of these deaths recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The first mass distribution campaign for universal coverage took place in 2006, when 3.4 million nets were given out, integrated with measles vaccination.