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Every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria in Africa alone!
In order to help control and curb the terrible effect of malaria, ICMRT has
joined the urgent struggle against this disease because we believe we can "Free
Africa from Malaria NOW!" as this year’s Africa Malaria Day slogan calls for.
Malaria is a disease that has simple prevention and treatment methods but whose
effect remains devastating the population of over 42 countries in Africa
including the Ivory Coast (IC). Unfortunately given the political situation the
government of IC has not been focused, understandingly, on this killer disease,
and this is reflected in part in the fact that the most recent information on
malaria is from 2001. The current government program to combat the
disease is one of the many programs that were left behind when the war started.
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According to 2001 statistics, malaria constituted 42% of
morbid states, 69% of the hospitalizations, and 15% of all mortalities in the
IC. The most vulnerable population is children under the age of 5 and pregnant
women. The annual incident rate continuously rises each year by about 63 cases
per 1000. The fact that these statistics are from before the war when medical
facilities were still functioning and the economy was thriving helps to give us
an understanding of how great the need is today. ICMRT’s Malaria program
continues to be formulated around relevant research that seeks to better
understand how to ensure we build a foundation for success, and bring
hope to million of African families. There is hope through simple treatments,
education, and preventative methods and this is where ICMRT hopes to meet the
need. The program will include the procurement and distribution of lifesaving
insecticide-treated mosquito nets, one of the most effective methods for the
prevention of malaria. We are also working with local partners with tremendous
expertise, human resources, and infrastructure, because we understand that
tackling and defeating malaria requires an effective partnership with those we
are trying to help.
For more information on ICMRT’s malaria Program please
contact us at icmrt_malaria@icmrt.org.
Click here to donate to ICMRT.
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