World Malaria Day: A Fight Against a Deadly Disease

World Malaria Day, 2023 To Focus On Implementation of strategies

The theme for World Malaria Day 2023 is “Time to deliver zero malaria: invest, innovate, implement.” The focus will be on the third “I” of ‘implement’ in an attempt to reach more people and implement the strategies and tools we have to protect the marginalized community from malaria. The themes are decided by WHO (World Health Organisation), which is fighting hard to ensure a healthy place for all. WHO also has the vision to make the world free of malaria.

And for this to be a success, there needs to be attempts and measures taken by each country in eliminating malaria from their own territories and implementing effective measures to prevent the disease from re-establishing itself. 

How is malaria transmitted?

Malaria is a common disease that is found in tropical countries where there are more mosquitoes, especially during the rainy season. Though the disease is preventable and curable, it still causes the death of many due to a lack of correct resources and treatment. 

It is the bite of female Anopheles mosquitoes that transfers these parasites and causes the disease. It cannot spread from one person to another and is not contagious. Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are the two species of parasite that cause the maximum harm to humans. Plasmodium Falciparum is the most dangerous parasite and is the reason for deaths due to malaria.

World Malaria Report 2022, Key Highlights-

• There were 247 million malaria cases in 2021 in 84 malaria endemic countries.
• The Covid 19 pandemic caused an additional 13.4 million cases. 
• 29 countries alone account for 96% of malaria globally. 
• Nigeria alone has a 27% contribution to malaria cases globally.
• WHO African Region is the worst affected when it comes to malaria. 
• Since 2005, the WHO European Region has been free of malaria. 
• India alone accounted for 83% of all deaths due to malaria in the WHI South- East region. 

Though no proper vaccines are available to combat this disease, a lot of progress has been made in the last few years. The various ways through which it can be prevented are-

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• Use mosquito repellent
• Keep yourself protected by being in areas that are not risky and clean areas
• Use sunscreen
• Try covering as much skin as possible
• Keep your surroundings clean. Do not let water accumulate anywhere
• Keep your room sprayed with insecticide

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