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World Malaria Day- A day to make the world care- April 25
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******World Malaria Day******
In May 2007 the World Health Assembly, attended by delegations from all of World Health Organization's (WHO) 193 member states, reviewed malaria reports and observed that global awareness of malaria remains low despite the high death toll and cost of the disease.
The Health Assembly thus resolved that World Malaria Day shall be commemorated annually on 25 April to provide "education and understanding of malaria" and spread information on "year-long intensified implementation of national malaria-control strategies, including community-based activities for malaria prevention and treatment in endemic areas.”
World Malaria Day is a day of unified commemoration of the global effort to provide effective control of malaria around the world. It is an opportunity for malaria-free countries to learn about the devastating consequences of the disease and for new donors to join a global partnership against malaria. It is an occasion for research and academic institutions to flag their scientific advances to both experts and the general public. It is chance for countries in affected regions to learn from each other's experiences and back each other efforts. It is an opportunity for international partners, companies and foundations to showcase their results and reflect together on how to scale up what has been proven to work.
The World Malaria Day is not a day for gloom and fear, but a day of determination and optimism, which will mobilize communities across the world to get involved in fighting the disease and saving lives.
Malaria- (A public health problem):
Malaria is truly a disease without borders, and has plagued humankind since ancient times and is still putting nearly 40% of the world’s population at risk. Estimates suggest that between 350 and 500 million people are affected every year. In addition, as many as 30,000 visitors to tropical countries are infected annually. The WHO estimates that nearly 60% of the world’s clinical malaria cases occur in Africa, 38% in Asia and 3% in the Americas.
As per WHO reports, about 80% of people living in Asia are at risk of malaria, and the region could experience socio-economic problems if efforts to curb the spread of the disease are not increased. Around 2-3 million new malaria cases occur annually in India alone. Nevertheless, India has been able to curb the disease to a considerable extent despite the annual growth rate of 2.1%
Tackling the problem of Malaria:-
Malaria is preventable and curable, but can be fatal if not treated promptly with effective medicines. The disease kills more than a million people a year, mostly young children and pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. The poor are the most affected, because they simply cannot afford to prevent or treat this deadly killer. Because 90 percent of malaria deaths occur in Africa, the disease has a disastrous impact on the continent's economy. However, most of these deaths could be prevented simply by providing treated bed nets and medication for pregnant mothers.
Malaria is a major cause of anaemia, low birth weight, premature birth, infant mortality and maternal deaths. The disease accounts for 60% of fetal losses and over 10% of maternal deaths. Malaria affects productivity of people and traps communities in continuing poverty. The disease causes an average loss of 1.3% of annual economic growth in countries with high transmission. In some countries with a very high malaria incidence, the disease may account for as much as 40% of public health expenditure, 30-50% of inpatient admissions and up to 60% of outpatient visits. Malaria hits the hardest in poor tropical and sub-tropical countries.
Treatment depends on the type of malaria(usually diagnosed by blood test),where it was contracted and how ill the patient is. A major problem in endemic areas in recent decades has been the growing resistance of the most dangerous parasite species to cheap medicines commonly used to prevent and cure malaria. New and more expensive combination treatments have been developed to combat medicine resistance derived from a plant that has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine to treat fever.
Goals of Malaria Control:
1. To reduce malaria morbidity and mortality by 50% based on 2000 levels, by the year 2010.
2. To achieve malaria related Millennium Development Goals in WHO member countries by 2015.
3. To reduce suffering, increase saving lives and avoiding economic loss
4. To obtain at least 60% coverage of households with insecticide treated nets or indoor residual spraying, focusing especially on populations at risk.
5. To increase access to early diagnosis and effective treatment.
6. To reform approaches to program planning and management.
World Malaria Day will definitely aid in spreading awareness among masses.WHO has also initiated the Global Malaria Program that is responsible for malaria policy and strategy formulation, operations support and capacity development, and coordination of WHO's global efforts to fight, control and prevent malaria.
Regards
Amit Siwach
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