The Lancet
Jul 10, 2010  Volume 376  Number 9735  Pages 69 – 140
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current

Viewpoint
Malaria in Africa: progress and prospects in the decade since the Abuja Declaration
Robert W Snow, Kevin Marsh

Preview
Malaria is a global health problem but more than 70% of the total morbidity is in Africa.1 10 years ago, heads of state from across Africa signed a declaration in Abuja, Nigeria, to “halve the malaria mortality for Africa’s people by 2010”.2 This Viewpoint discusses how far we have come in this effort, what we can expect for the future, and what our priorities should be.