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Nature 430, 925 (19 August 2004) | doi:10.1038/430925a; Published online 18 August 2004

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Malaria Plague of my people

Pascoal Mocumbi1

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"It is high time we addressed the widening inequities that characterize our planet today. We need to focus our energies towards achieving basic healthcare for all."
Pascoal Mocumbi, former prime minister of Mozambique

In my country, Mozambique, the entire population is at risk of malaria. One in every four children dies before the age of five and, as in much of Africa, malaria is the biggest cause.