Malaria Treatment & Prevention

That was a good observation, the scenario is the same here in rongo- kenya, nets are trading at less than a dollar a piece, but the community finds it cumbersome to purchase, reasons being that they should be free just like its being done to ANC mothers and their children.

a sustainable way to ensure malaria is prevented is by Indoor, Residual Spraying. its currently being implemented in kenyas selected district free of charge. this also controls other crawling vectors like the roaches and bed bugs. initially it received alot of rebellion due myths and misconceptions, but now the benefits are evident.

about the nets, more households are finding it cumbersome, and mostly in households, they are preserved for the visitors. with cane farming a cash crop here, its also difficult for the households to observe environmental sanitation, which is a contributing factor Malaria prevalence.

I surely concur with kileken, that a sustainable and all inclusive study needs to carried out that would not only eradicate malaria vector but also other crawling insects of public health importance.

this very much the same here. As indicated by kelekein most people are relactant to buy ITNS they would rather by other basic needs like foood.

Thanks for that observation, but its not only in Tanzania, even in Uganda. The bad thing we Africans are fond of waiting for free things at the expense of our lives. Most cases we believe the government must provide every thing. There is a very big challenge when it comes to encourage the community to prevent malaria. Some time back our organisation distributed free ITN in kaliro district in Uganda to pregnant mothers but even using them became a problem. Most of them were complaining of accumulated heat at night caused by ITN. Africans we need to style up. Mukubira Isaac.

Getting rural peoples to buy any medical device requires social marketting methods. Coca cola always gets to the people. we must study and copy their methods

http://www.insead.edu/facultyresearch/research/doc.cfm?did=44862

compares coca cola and medicine supply chains

Excellent Yadav, excellent and thank you very much!
I have read the artyicvle and it is most illumninating! So ITN distributors can use the cocacola method!
ITN is NOT a drug! Bravo!
Olayinka Ayankogbe

Yadav, Great work. Our people need to be reorientated on the importance of self sufficiency because free supplies are never sustainable except God's love.
Adenigba Henry

That's a wonderful discussion. Here in Burundi the government provides bed nets to pregnant women and children on an very irregular basis. We have not had any in our clinic for the last 5 months.
I agree with the idea of emphasizing on indoor spraying, because even at the clinic where we have bed nets on every bed some patients are reluctant to use them at night saying that it's hot.
One other thing that I was thinking is, educating people about proper management of sewage, taking care of stagnant water and wearing long sleeves clothes can definitely make a difference in Malaria prevention.

Bazile