WHO is working with 25 countries of the world, among them were three African countries in the elimination of malaria initiative. The key aim is to scale up efforts to achieve elimination within the next few years.
. They were selected based on an analysis that looked at the likelihood of elimination across 3 key criteria: 1) trends in malaria case incidence between 2000 and 2016; 2) declared malaria objectives of affected countries; and 3) informed opinions of WHO experts in the field.
Three of these countries from Africa are Botswana, Eswatini and South Africa. The 25 countries were included in the earlier WHO’s E-2020 initiative too, but anti-malaria efforts were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
TWO KINDS OF MALARIA
One may categorize malaria sickness into two categories: namely, uncomplicated and severe malaria symptoms.
A.Uncomplicated : This form can become severe malaria without treatment, or if the host has poor or no immunity.
Symptoms of uncomplicated malaria usually comes up time after time which in between the host may seem to has recuperated and after a while it comes up again.
some of the symptoms are as follow:
1. Cold with fever
2. Headache and vomiting(in some persons)
3. Sweat followed by a return to normal temperature
4. Tiredness with dizziness
B.Severe malaria: This is a more serious aspect of the malaria phase which may be characterized by symptoms higher than the former one. Such are:
1. Fever and chills
2. Impaired consciousness
3. Convultions
4. breathing and respiratory distress
5. Clinical jaundice and dysfunction of vital organ
6. Serious weakness of the body
7. Lack of appetite
COMMON TREATMENT FOR MALARIA
The world Health Organisation (WHO) has recommends Artemisinin Combination Therapy(ACT) to treat uncomplicated malaria. This helps to reduce the concentration of plasmodium parasite in the blood stream.
The use of the ACT world wide has successfully reduced the impact of malaria in many countries.
In severe malaria, doctors often combine ACT with partner drugs to reduce and eliminate the parasite from the blood stream.
FIVE PREVENTION METHODS FOR MALARIA
1.use of treated mosquitoes bed net
2. use of indoor spraying
3.staying away from stagnant water
4.maintaining a clean environment free from broking bottles and containers
5.wearing clothes that cover the body in a mosquitoes open spaces
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