It's a significant development in the fight against malaria. Doctors in sub-Saharan Africa started immunizing infants with the world's first malaria vaccine just two days before World Malaria Day 2019 took place.
It's good to hear this. Tens of thousands of children's lives could be saved each year, according to health experts, thanks to this medication.
Despite not being contagious, anyone can contract malaria. some of the symptoms are Fever, sweats, chills, headaches, etc.
World Malaria Day: History
First observed in 2008, Africa Malaria Day became the inspiration for World Malaria Day. Essentially, this was a phenomenon that African countries have been tracking since 2001. They have made strides toward reducing malaria mortality and controlling the disease in African countries.
A meeting sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2007 suggested changing Africa Malaria Day to World Malaria Day to recognize the existence of malaria in all countries and to raise awareness among people all over the world about the need to combat malaria disease. This proposal was made at the World Health Assembly's 60th session.
The day also provides foreign partners, companies, and foundations with an opportunity to highlight their initiatives and think about how to build on what has been achieved.
World Malaria Day 2022: Theme
'Using innovation to reduce the burden of malaria and save lives' is the theme of World Malaria Day 2022. Malaria is currently a problem that cannot be solved with a single tool. To accelerate success in the fight against malaria, WHO encourages investment and innovation to produce new vector control strategies, diagnostics, antimalarials, and other tools.
World Malaria Day 2020 theme is Zero Malaria Starts With Me.
WHO joins his RBM partnership to advance 'Zero Malaria Starts at Me' to end malaria. These grassroots efforts aim to put malaria high on the policy agenda, mobilize more resources and empower communities to manage malaria prevention and treatment.
WHO estimates that between 2000 and 2014, malaria deaths worldwide declined by 40% from an estimated 743,000 to 446,000 new infections between 2014 and 2018. . Malaria in 2017
Observing World Malaria Day: A Guide
1. Provide specifics
Education is crucial. Sharing this knowledge on social media will increase awareness of this fatal but preventable condition.
2. Provide a gift
Many deserving charitable organizations are striving to deliver malaria treatment supplies to the nations that require them the most. Look for ways you may support their work by volunteering your time or contributing money.
3. Plan a gathering.
Encourage people to donate to a trustworthy charity that fights malaria. Almost everyone is aware of malaria, but do they realize how simple some of the prevention methods are?
REASONS WHY WORLD MALARIA DAY MATTERS
1. In 2017, 435,000 people died from malaria.
Although there has been some improvement in lowering the number of new malaria infections, the illness still claims the lives of hundreds of thousands of people each year. The area worst hit is Sub-Saharan Africa.
2. A strategy to lower death rates by 90% during the following ten years
The World Health Organization uses World Malaria Day to emphasize the necessity of ongoing financial support and political commitment to malaria prevention to meet that goal.
3. Malaria is a sickness that can be prevented and treated.
Health groups engaged in malaria prevention have the chance to share their success stories on World Malaria Day.
