The Most Malarial Town on Earth

The Most Malarial Town on Earth

In the Apac District of Uganda, almost one quarter of the population is afflicted with the disease
Dominic Nahr / Reportage / Getty Images for TIME

Protection
Three-month-old Sindreal Okello sleeps beneath a mosquito net in a rural village of Apac district. It is estimated that a little more than 30% of African homes have at least one net.

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