Basic health care, treatment of infectious diseases, reduction of maternal and infant mortality, access to drinking water and better hygiene, education and prevention.

According to WHO, there were approximately 228 million malaria cases in 2018. It is estimated that more than 400,000 people still die from malaria each year; in 2018, 67% of these (272,000) were children under 5 years of age. There is still a lack of effective therapies or vaccines.

Although progress is being made, WHO statistics show that approximately 830 women still die every day from preventable pregnancy or childbirth complications (99% in developing countries).

In 2015, 5.9 million children under the age of 5 died worldwide, of which approximately 45% were newborns in the first 28 days of life. More than half of these child deaths could be prevented through simple interventions and treatments.

Contaminated water and poor hygiene are linked to many diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio.

According to WHO, an estimated 842,000 people (361,000 children) die annually from diarrhea due to poor drinking water and lack of sanitation.

Prevention programs and health education can be helpful, for example, to raise awareness of the risk of malaria and to take preventive measures (e.g., insect nets) or to seek urgent medical attention in case of infection. Women can be persuaded to seek obstetric care (if available) to reduce potential complications. Even knowledge of simple hygiene measures can save lives.