Nigeria, Jan. 16 -- As part of its efforts to fight malaria, the RBM Partnership to End Malaria said it has distributed two billion Insecticides Treated Mosquito Nets (ITNs) worldwide since 2004.

The RBM Partnership to End Malaria is the largest global platform for coordinated action against malaria.

In a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES, the RBM partnership said the development and scale up of these nets are responsible for 68 per cent of the malaria cases prevented in Africa since 2000.

It also said this contributed to global efforts that saved more than 7 million lives and prevented more than 1 billion malaria cases.

According to the latest World Malaria Report, the number of pregnant women and children under five, in sub-...