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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

Is it rare to die if you get malaira?

April 5, 2011 By Judith Standley Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Is it rare to die if you get malaria? I know that every 45 seconds somebody dies from malaira, I just want to know if it is rare or not. What percentage of people who get malaria die? ANSWER: There isn't an easy answer to this question.  The risk of death depends on the kind of malaria you get, your previous exposure to malaria and how fast you get treatment.  P. falciparum is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Global Malaria Burden, Malaria Deaths

Traveling and Pregnant

April 5, 2011 By Judith Standley Leave a Comment

QUESTION: Hi, I am 3 months pregnant but thinking about going on vacation to Belize in a few weeks time. Should I think about taking something against malaria? ANSWER: It’s good you asked because getting malaria while pregnant can be much more serious than when not pregnant, and can cause terrible problems to both you and your baby.  Therefore, it is always advisable to consult your own … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Malaria Q&A Tagged With: Malaria Prophylaxis, Pregnancy and Malaria, Travel and Malaria

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