Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease. Here in our country, the Philippines. There are places which are consider a MALARIA risk spot which includes palawan area, the whole mindanao and some areas in the northern luzon. The Fight against Malaria here in our country for me is not that effective. For aside form the poor funding of our government. The isolation villages or barangay which are situated in the mountainous area are making it hard for the patient having MALARIA can seek medical and nursing treatment. Well, sad to say our government has done nothing to eradicates such disease. In the other hand The global fund is helping Philippines achieved its gaol to MALARIA FREE PHILIPPINES by 2020. I just Really hope by that time, I would surely say that we are MALARIA free country.
World Malaria day - A Day to Act
25 April is a day of unified commemoration of the global effort to provide effective control of malaria around the world. This year's World Malaria Day marks a critical moment in time. The international malaria community has less than a year to meet the 2010 targets of delivering effective and affordable protection and treatment to all people at risk of malaria, as called for by the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon.
More info on the World malaria day site
Credits to http://www.rollbackmalaria.org/ for the image above
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