Malaria - Management / Mitigation

Question 1

Name top 3 interventions to control malaria according to WHO.

Answer 1

Prompt / effective treatment with ACT
Insecticidal nets
Indoor spraying with insecticide

Question 2

Name some more control methods?

Answer 2

Long sleeve loose light clothing
Don’t drink dirty water
Education
More close by hospitals

Question 3

Why is treating malaria so hard?

Answer 3

No vaccine.
You can catch malaria more than once.
Parasites develop resistance to malaria treatments so holistic approach is better.

Question 4

Insecticide treated nets.

Answer 4

Effective.
Low cost.
Protective barrier against deadly malaria mosquitos.
Insecticide In net kills mosquitos.
Reduce transmission by 90%

Question 5

Burning mosquito coils.

Answer 5

Give off mosquito repellent incense.
Burning these is favoured in urban areas in Asia.
Cheap effective.

Question 6

Why are burning coils not great?

Answer 6

Coils give off pollutants.

Question 7

Who does malaria manly effect?

Answer 7

Poor
Disadvantaged
Who have limited money / health facilities.

Question 8

2 management programmes.

Answer 8

Millennium development goals 2000

Roll back malaria partnerships.

Question 9

Between 2000-2012 what happened to cases of malaria?

Answer 9

Declined by 42%

Question 10

What is WHOs new global malaria strategy aims?

Answer 10

2016-2030
Eliminate disease in 35 new countries by 2020
Reduce by 90% by 2030