Malaria In Ethiopia Essay

Director-Sarah Tozer

Producer-Conor Castronovo

Writing the Script-Leslie Dowson

Editor- Amber Howard

Topic: Malaria in Ethiopia

Introduction: Malaria has consistently been a crisis in Ethiopia. This parasitic disease is 100% preventable and treatable. Malaria goes through epidemic and endemic cycles every few years, and is the leading Public Health issue in Ethiopia. The majority of Ethiopia is considered “malarious,” in other words the people living there are at risk for being infected with the disease. Rapid diagnostic tests have increased the amount of cases that can be easily diagnosed and treated; they are inexpensive and are being used more and more frequently.

Objective: After watching this video, Public Health students should be

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References

Ayele, D. G., Zewotir, T. T., & Mwambi, H. G. (2012). Prevalence and risk factors of malaria in Ethiopia. Retrieved September 30, 2017, from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3473321/

African Health Observatory “Analytical summary- Malaria.” (n.d.) Retrieved September 30, 2017, from https://www.aho.afro.who.int/profiles_information/indexphp/Ethiopia:Analytical_summary_-_Malaria

CDC Global Health- Ethiopia (2016, April 11). Retreived October 1, 2017, from https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/countries/ethiopia Skolnik, R. (2012). Global Health 101 (2nd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning

UNICEF- Fact Sheet: Malaria, A Global Crisis. (2004, August 24). Retrieved September 30, 2017, from