Nigerians have become so at home with malaria that they feel it is no longer a threat but scientists believe that it is still a very big threat to man today. Statistics show that worldwide, it kills more than 1.2 million people annually.
This is a very interesting article. For the past 8 years I have been
visiting Nigeria, Calabar to be exact and on every occasion paid attention
to the canals/gutters that are usually filled with garbage and stagnant
water. Have even seen instances of mosquito larvae moving in those
gutters. It should become necessary for those gutters to be sloping for
water to run off as they are flat based. Health and Sanitation ought to
have a section where at least daily these gutters are cleared of garbage.
Gutters should be washed/swept daily/weekly. If the three above mentioned
points were taken into consideration, am sure mosquitoes would not find it
very easy to lay their eggs. There should also be Health Inspectors to
check the various communities to see if all the above are taking place.
This definitely ought to come under the "Environmental Management" referred
to in the article.
There are also local remedies citizens can take once they feel that
Malaria is coming on. It has worked for those who I have given it to and
used by them. But that is another topic. Peace and Love.
Nigeria: Malaria Control Under Threat From Insecticide Resistance - Sam Awolola
Vanguard (Lagos), 28 June 2012
Nigerians have become so at home with malaria that they feel it is no longer a threat but scientists believe that it is still a very big threat to man today. Statistics show that worldwide, it kills more than 1.2 million people annually.
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This is a very interesting article. For the past 8 years I have been visiting Nigeria, Calabar to be exact and on every occasion paid attention to the canals/gutters that are usually filled with garbage and stagnant water. Have even seen instances of mosquito larvae moving in those gutters. It should become necessary for those gutters to be sloping for water to run off as they are flat based. Health and Sanitation ought to have a section where at least daily these gutters are cleared of garbage. Gutters should be washed/swept daily/weekly. If the three above mentioned points were taken into consideration, am sure mosquitoes would not find it very easy to lay their eggs. There should also be Health Inspectors to check the various communities to see if all the above are taking place. This definitely ought to come under the "Environmental Management" referred to in the article. There are also local remedies citizens can take once they feel that Malaria is coming on. It has worked for those who I have given it to and used by them. But that is another topic. Peace and Love.
PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. SO WORK ON PREVENTION FOR THERE TO BE A CURE. PEACE AND LOVE