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| Courtesy of Wikipedia |
The World Health Organization says about 3.3-billion people – that’s half of the world's population – are at risk of malaria.
While early diagnosis and prompt treatment are two basic elements of malaria control, prevention saves lives and can strengthen the economies of countries in which the disease is common.
Loss of productivity and increased deaths among youth are a result of malaria. This means poorer countries are most affected by malaria…and most of these countries are in Africa.
I've had malaria twice after my first visit to Africa. The worst attack cost me a week in hospital with high fever and some terrible joint pains. But with proper treatment you will get over it.
That treatment is not common in the rural areas of Africa, and being in a constant state of malaria illness greatly reducess both productivity and quality of life.
Around the World round 300.000.000 people gets Malaria every year, and about 2.5 million dies from it. Every year. Mosty children under the age of 5 and pregnant woman.
A incecticide treated mosqito-net costs from $5 and last for 4-5 years. This is long enough to protect the mother and child through the crucial years. So giving up on a single cup of $6 Caffè latte can save a life.
World Malaria Day is on 25 April each year.
