VOA标准英语2013--疟疾死亡率大跌,世界卫生组织预计未来成果更加显著

 

Malaria¹ Deaths Drop Drastically; WHO Predicts More Success 疟疾死亡率大跌,世界卫生组织预计未来成果更加显著

The global effort to curb² malaria is succeeding phenomenally, according to the latest report from the World Health Organization. More than three million lives have  been saved so far this century with better prevention and better medicines. The organization expects even more success.

Global efforts to end malaria and the human suffering it causes have made huge strides since 2000. Public and private donors³ have targeted hard hit countries by  funding programs like the one in Kenya.

The World Health Organization's latest report on malaria says three million lives, mostly those of children, have been spared. The death rate has been cut by nearly  half.

Dr. Robert Newman, who heads the organization's global malaria program, said, "There’s been a large increase over the last 12 years in financing for malaria control  efforts, and that has purchased lifesaving commodities like long-lasting insecticide treated bed nets, insecticides for indoor spraying, diagnostic tests, especially  rapid diagnostic tests, and anti-malarial medicines.”

Malaria is a plague in more than 100 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Asia.

Dr. Newman expects the number of deaths from malaria to drop even more over the next 10 years.

"I think we are going to see an incredible decade of success ahead, especially as people realize that this is a proven public health investment and that we have  millions of more lives that can be saved over the next 10 years," he said.

Newman predicts a vaccine⁴ will be ready within 20 years and cut the number of cases by 75 percent.

Experts say without malaria, productivity will increase. People will be better able to provide food for their families, and they can put the money they normally use to  buy anti-malarial drugs toward other uses. Countries can focus on other health needs.

Dr. Joy Phumaphi, who works with the African Leaders Malaria Alliance, said, "Once you don’t have children’s wards⁵ in hospitals dominated by children suffering from  malaria, as you do in many of the endemic countries, you are going to free up a lot of resources that are going to combat the other diseases that are challenging our  communities."Challenges in the fight against malaria include a growing resistance to anti-malarial drugs and insecticides. But Dr. Newman said there's an even bigger threat. "The  most serious threat to malaria control and ultimate elimination⁶ is actually a financial one."The U.N. Children's Fund and other organizations supply bed nets, one of the main protections against mosquitos that carry the malaria parasite⁷. Agencies that offer  help to prevent and treat malaria say they have only half the funds they need.

Without that money, the groups warn, gains will be reversed.

1 malaria   

n.疟疾

参考例句：

• He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
• Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。

2 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

3 donors   

n.捐赠者( donor的名词复数 )；献血者；捐血者；器官捐献者

参考例句：

• Please email us to be removed from our active list of blood donors. 假如你想把自己的名字从献血联系人名单中删去，请给我们发电子邮件。
• About half this amount comes from individual donors and bequests. 这笔钱大约有一半来自个人捐赠及遗赠。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

5 wards   

区( ward的名词复数 )； 病房； 受监护的未成年者； 被人照顾或控制的状态

参考例句：

• This hospital has 20 medical [surgical] wards. 这所医院有 20 个内科[外科]病房。
• It was a big constituency divided into three wards. 这是一个大选区，下设三个分区。

6 elimination   

n.排除，消除，消灭

参考例句：

• Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.他们在比赛中遭到淘汰是个很大的意外。
• I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals.我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。

7 parasite   

n.寄生虫；寄生菌；食客

参考例句：

• The lazy man was a parasite on his family.那懒汉是家里的寄生虫。
• I don't want to be a parasite.I must earn my own way in life.我不想做寄生虫，我要自己养活自己。