Abstract
Background: Malaria is one of the main public health problems in Ethiopia with more than three-quarters of the landmass of the country and an estimated 68% of the total population is considered at risk of malaria infection. Ethiopia is undertaking various malaria control strategies that aim to improve access and equity to preventive as well as curative health services, which include quick and valuable malaria treatment options and selective vector control approach like using insecticide-treated nets. Effective and suitable prevention and control of malaria epidemics is also part of the key strategies. The need for developing wide-ranging and high impact strategies for malaria control is important. Therefore, this study aimed to explore
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Currently, a range of effective malaria control interventions is being scaled up in Ethiopia to improve access and equity to preventive as well as curative health services. These initiatives include prompt and effective treatment of malaria, selective vector control including insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), prevention, and control of epidemics (2).
The utilization of ITN has become a central element of international and national efforts against malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO) and Roll Back Malaria (RBM) partnership recommended ITN utilization as an effective preventive intervention for reducing malaria risk of transmission and mortality among pregnant women and children under five years old
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Of particular importance was the users’ choice of insecticide-treated net in terms of shape and color as well as practice to mend them when damaged. This was a key problem in the use of, particularly the rectangular ITN. Rectangular insecticide-treated nets are often used where malaria or other insect-borne diseases, as well as nuisances, are common, especially as a tent-like covering over a sleeping bed. For effectiveness (the probable impact of an intervention, when deployed in real-life conditions), the insecticide-treated nets must not rest directly on the skin of the sleeping person because mosquitoes can then reach and bite a person through the net’s webbing. When they are hung over sleeping beds, rectangular mosquito nets provide more room to the user than conical nets. Rectangular ITN has been used in several countries in Africa such as Tanzania and Nigeria and their acceptance was good. Evidence from these countries has shown that some rooms in the households were potential sleeping areas which would warrant hanging rectangular ITN during bedtime and remove in the morning
Anand Sundaram Professor George Bishop USE2307: HIV/AIDS – From Microbes to Nations 6th February, 2015 Book Review: The Invisible Cure by Helen Epstein Helen Epstein’s book “The Invisible Cure: Africa, The West and the Fight Against AIDS” is a powerful account of the AIDS epidemic that has hit hardest in Africa. Epstein is a scientist-turned-writer who merges 15 years of personal observations with scientific reasoning to explain the spread of HIV/AIDS in the continent. She explains why the battle against the disease has been so challenging in Africa in spite of the investment of large amounts of effort and money. Giving the example of Uganda, Epstein argues that the solution may not align with what the proverbial Western World envisions, and that it must come from the Africans themselves.
"All children have individual sleep and rest requirements. Children need a comfortable relaxing environment to enable their bodies to rest. This environment must be safe and well supervised to ensure children are safe, healthy and secure in their environment. "(Community Child care Co-operative, Page1, July 2013) Ensuring that there are adequate numbers of cots and bedding available to children that meet Australian standards and is clean and not torn or have holes.
The overall purpose of this investigation was to determine the effects of different types of environments on pill bug attractancy. Pill bugs were exposed to 2 different environments (sugar and water). The attractancy was observed and recorded in a raw data table. A research hypothesis was formulated that the sugar would work as the best attractant for pill bugs. Sugar had the greatest impact of the two environments used because it attracted 8/9 ants.
Although bed bugs are not known to transmit disease, the nuisance created from sleepless nights, allergic reactions from bites, and the economic hardship motivates people to seek illegal treatment. The emerging
Uganda is a country with a rich history filled with turmoil, failure, and success. The country and its people suffered for many years to gain independence from the country that controlled it, Great Britain. Finally, in 1962, Uganda gained independence and became a free country. All was looking up for Uganda and its people until they were thrown into a world of dictators and civil wars. Through their colonization, fight for independence, and the aftermath, they persevered to become the country they are today.
DBQ: Famine in Ethiopia: How did the government make it worse? (hook)From 1983-1985, a famine in Ethiopia caused millions to die. In 1984, grain prices increased by 300% and five Ethiopian provinces set all-time lows for rainfall. Many people, blamed the famine on the drought, but later figured out that the real cause was politics. Soviet-backed communist Derg took over and worsened the famine.
When Jeannette was visiting her friend’s home in Battle Mountain, her friend “pointed toward a shiny gold contraption dangling from the ceiling, which she proudly identified as a Shell No-Pest Strip… I went home and told Mom we needed to get a No-Pest Strip like Carla’s family, but she refused. ‘If it kills the flies,’ she said ‘it can’t be very good for us”’ (64-65). Jeanette’s mother doesn’t want to buy the no pest strip because she wants to preserve nature which seems fine because the lizards will eat the flies, but by doing this she has caused her home to be infested with flies and lizards and decline the family’s living conditions severely. While the Walls home in Phoenix was infested with cockroaches and termites, Jeanette “suggested we buy roach spray, like all our neighbors did, but Mom was opposed to chemical warfare…
K&U5- Diagnosis of malaria Early and accurate detection of malaria is required to make sure that the patient is treated in time and also to prevent further spread of infection within the neighbourhood through local mosquitoes. If diagnosis and treatment is delayed, it may increase the chance of death of the patient, therefore malaria should be treated as a possible medical emergency and health practitioners should know how to diagnose and treat malaria instantly. A health practitioner should know what the signs and symptoms are of a patient infected with malaria.
The medical world has changed rapidly over the past few decades. We have solutions to diseases that weren’t even diagnosable before. Although we have tried our best to destroy illness, some diseases have been around since the beginning of time and are incurable. An example of this type of disease is Malaria. We’ve seen symptoms of malaria since The Ancient Egyptian ( around 1500 bc ) and The Ancient Greek times (around 413 B.C ).
T. Coraghessen Boyle’s tone in his narrative “Top of the Food Chain”, conveys a casual conversation with a senator about the use of DDT in Borneo. This casual conversation also exemplifies his casual and reckless approach to the solution of insects plaguing the people of Borneo. Boyle’s passion blindfolded reasonable and reliable alternatives to help the insect problem. The ramification of dealing with the pesky insects causing disease and burden to this developing country were ill-researched and exemplifies Boyle’s casual approach and tone. Boyle’s passion to help a “2 year old so black with flies and mosquitos it looks like he’s wearing long johns”, blinded all reason to do good research and understand the risks upstream when mosquitos and
Hunger in Ethiopia Every day the world develops widely and jumps great leaps in technology. Yet lots of unfortunate people die every minute caused by famines, civil wars, and rapacity of some who rape others rights and dreams of decent lives. Today in the 21th century shamefully, there are a lot of starve, literally, to death. Starvation is a severe deficiency in caloric energy intake. It is the most extreme form of malnutrition.
Today, there are three alternative products used for sleeping in the Indonesian market. (Whats the Best bed, 2015) The first one is the Air Mattress. These mattresses
Poverty can adversely affect the population in so many ways. Families living in poverty can face emotional and social challenges, cognitive lacks and health and safety issues and acute and chronic stresses. Levels of stress increase with the economic circumstances. Subsequent poverty and job loss are associated with violence in families, including child and elder abuse. These families are also more likely to be exposed to illnesses, job loss, eviction, criminal victimization and family death.
Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are an itchy, embarrassing and increasingly common problem. Although they spread no diseases, bed bugs are hard to get rid of and easy to spread, making them a problem no one wants to admit having. Many people do have the problem, however, due to increases in the frequency of travel and the insects' growing resistance to common pesticides. As the risk of bed bug exposure increases, it's important to understand how to identify and treat bed bug issues. You should also know how to avoid the pesky little critters.
Also the advancement of analogs of existing agents, the new findings of natural products, which may help in treating the disease and the use of drugs that were created to fight against other drugs. The evaluation of drug resistance reversers and the use of new chemotherapeutic targets. The last category benefits from recent advances in malaria research technologies and genomics and is most likely to identify new classes of drugs. Some new antimalarial therapies will probably be needed in the future, so it important to find different strategies of drug