213 MILLION MALARIA CASES AND 360,000 DEATH IN AFRICAN REGION

213 MILLION MALARIA CASES AND 360,000 DEATH IN AFRICAN REGION

By: Sen Rich Kay


Malaria is a life-threatening mosquito-borne disease that often causes fever, chills and flu-like symptoms. It is a treatable disease if it is caught early, but current antimalarial drugs are failing in many areas due to increasing drug resistance.

In 2018, there were 213 million malaria cases and 360,000 related deaths in the African region, accounting for more than 90 percent of cases worldwide and as this surge seems very devastating, Hon Prince Ned Nwoko, concerned about BLACK LIVES, launched out the project of Eradicating Malaria In Africa. (A project we still call on African countries to fully support).

In recent times, countries seems not to take this malaria fight very seriously, majorly because of COVID-19 and this the World Health Organization had and still warns against even as WHO believes malaria related death may double if they continue to neglect malaria..

The WHO said that if the focus on slowing the spread of the new coronavirus leads to a 75 percent reduction in access to anti-malaria medicines, deaths could double to 769,000. Such a scenario would have devastating consequences for young children, with those under five making up more than two-thirds of all malaria deaths in 2018.

The global health agency called on countries in sub-Saharan Africa - where nearly 95 percent of all the world's malaria cases and deaths occur - to distribute malaria prevention and treatment tools now, before they become overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases.

"Countries across the region have a critical window of opportunity to minimise disruptions in malaria prevention and treatment and save lives at this stage of the COVID-19 outbreak," the WHO said in a statement.

The doubling of the number of deaths represents the worst-case scenario, which also assumes the suspension of all distribution of treated mosquito nets due to the pandemic, the global health agency added.

Moeti cited figures from Africa's Ebola outbreak showing that more people died of other diseases, including malaria, than from Ebola itself, due to lack of access to treatment.

"Let us not repeat that again with COVID-19," she said.

It is on this note that we yet plead with Government of African nations to join Dr Ned Nwoko with all needed supports to Fight malaria in the quest to Eradicate Malaria totally in Africa.

Yes it is possible
Yes it is achievable
Yes we can together

#NedEradicateMalaria

Sen Rich Kay
Nedian

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