Malaria- Major Child Killer

Question 1

What accounts to 20% of all childhood deaths in Africa?

Answer 1

One in five of all childhood deaths is due to Malaria (every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria in Africa)

Question 2

There is a widespread drug resistance to cheap drugs in terms of Malaria, what drug?

Answer 2

Chloroquine

Question 3

What is the goal in terms of Malaria vector control?

Answer 3

-to reduce rate and number of cases of infection and clinical malaria by reducing or interrupting transmission (do so by using nets and spray to ward off mosquitoes)

Question 4

How much economic loss does Malaria cause?

Answer 4

Malaria causes loss of 1.3% of annual economic growth in countries with intense transmission

Question 5

What are some of the economic costs of Malaria?

Answer 5

• care & control
• productivity, earnings
• loss of time from work
• hampers economic dev.

Question 6

For every $1 to $8 spent on effectively treating malaria cases, how many healthy years of life is gained?

Answer 6

One healthy year for every $1 to $8 spent!

Question 7

Malaria is a disease of poverty and ______?

Answer 7

a cause of poverty.

Question 8

When is world Malaria Day?

Answer 8

April 25th, 2008 RBM Partners call on the global community to take action against malaria