WORLD MALARIA DAY 2020

WORLD MALARIA DAY 2020
The world is experiencing a global pandemic - COVID 19.

 But we relent in our effort to keep the most vulnerable group especially the under 5 children and pregnant women save from contracting malaria hence we join the whole world to mark World Malaria Day.

The theme of this year is "ZERO MALARIA STARTS WITH ME " a grassroots campaign that aims to empower communities to take ownership of malaria prevention and care..
World Malaria Day is an annual global event to raise awareness and funds for the treatment and prevention of malaria. The day also marks the continuing great achievements in the fight against malaria. Prevention campaign has been reducing the death toll, especially through the use of insecticides and long lasting insecticides nets.
Mosquitoes are the carriers and spreads of malaria. A malaria infection is generally characterized by the following symptoms: fever, chills, headache, nausea and vomiting, muscle pain fatigue. The continued campaign is proving effective and savings lives but there still a long way to go.
At this juncture we want to employ the most High risk groups these include pregnant women, infants, children under five years of age and patients with HIV AIDS, as well as non-immune migrants and travellers to continue to abide by the directives of sleeping inside long lasting insecticides nets.

 The best way to free from contracting malaria is prevention and the cheapest prevention is sleeping inside the long lasting insecticide nets. Mosquitoes nets are in all our Health Facilities and it will be given to you on request. The long lasting insecticides nets can be washed with mild soap if dirty and sow when torn.

We appeal to all our pregnant women to register for Ante-natal early, keep their appointments date and uptake the SP as at when due to prevent malaria in pregnancy.
In conclusion, not all fever is malaria, test before taking medication.

Olabisi Omolona
ROTDOW