Malaria is transmitted through female anopheles Mosquitoe bite of an infected
Malaria can be treated and prevented.Malaria is largely preventable and easily treated. However, although malaria is a preventable disease, a child dies of malaria every 30 seconds.Those living in malaria endemic areas should be encouraged to: Always sleep under insecticide treated nets (ITNs)Control environmental factors conducive to mosquito breeding
- Encourage women to receive intermittent preventive treatment, especially if in a risk group.
- Request effective anti malaria drugs (mainly, Artemisinin- combination Therapies) and finish the complete treatment cycle.
- Learn at an early age, the seriousness of malaria and the danger that the disease poses to health and individual well-being
- !Use mosquito repellents, if available, and other locally recommended and available methods of personal protection
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