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How to Control Malaria

November 8, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION Suggestions to control malaria? ANSWER This answer is copied from an earlier question asking about strategies for controlling malaria in Africa. The methods below are being used by many health ministries, international agencies and non-governmental organisations to combat malaria all over the world (and not just in Africa). Currently, malaria control is based on a combination … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: diagnosis, education, insecticide spraying, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malaria Control, Malaria Prevention, Malaria Treatment, Millenium Development Goals, mosquitoes, treatment, vaccine, vector control

Helping Those Affected with Malaria in Africa

September 26, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: What are some things that might be done to make the situation better for those most affected with malaria in Africa? ANSWER: Currently, the emphasis on decreasing the burden of malaria on those most affected in Africa is based on a combination of prevention, education, research and treatment. In more detail: Prevention: This is arguably one of the keys to sustainably reducing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Diagnosis, Malaria education, Malaria Prevention, malaria research, Malaria Treatment, Millenium Development Goals

Malaria Control in Developing Countries

September 14, 2011 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Should malaria be controlled in third world countries? ANSWER: Absolutely! Malaria is a leading cause of preventable death in many developing countries, with young children (under the age of five) at particular risk. Moreover, malaria is linked to loss of productivity, absenteeism from work/school and may even be linked to continuing cycles of poverty in areas where malaria (and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: developing countries, Infectious Diseases, long-lasting insecticide treated bednets, Malaria Control, Millenium Development Goals, poverty trap

Treating Malaria by Health Extension Workers: A Case Study from Ethiopia

May 20, 2011 By Judith Standley 2 Comments

For many years the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have been promoting an Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) training package to ensure that nurses and doctors are capable of treating sick children at health facilities.  Over the years, with the realization that many children did not have access to health facilities and therefore … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blogs Tagged With: Catalytic Initiative of Canada, Ethiopia, Health Extension Workers, HEWs, iCCM, Malaria Treatment, Millenium Development Goals, Plasmodium Falciparum, Rapid Diagnostic Tests, Rapid Test for Malaria, UNICEF

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