The correct answer is: B. 2001 – 2010
The United Nations General Assembly declared the period 2001-2010 as the “Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, particularly in Africa”. The goal of the Decade was to reduce malaria deaths by 50% and malaria cases by 75% by 2010.
The Decade was a success in reducing malaria deaths and cases. The number of malaria deaths fell from 839,000 in 2000 to 435,000 in 2010. The number of malaria cases fell from 247 million in 2000 to 198 million in 2010.
However, the Decade did not achieve its goal of eliminating malaria in Africa. Malaria remains a major public health problem in Africa, with an estimated 219 million cases and 435,000 deaths in 2010.
The Decade to Roll Back Malaria was a significant step forward in the fight against malaria. It helped to raise awareness of the disease, increase funding for malaria control, and develop new tools and strategies for malaria prevention and treatment. However, more work is needed to eliminate malaria in Africa.
The other options are incorrect because they are not the years that the United Nations General Assembly declared as the “Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, particularly in Africa”.