World Malaria Day 2013

"Invest in the future. Defeat malaria."

Each year Malaria causes about 6,60,000 deaths, mostly in children under five years of age.

We can do a lot on our part to reduce burden of Malaria and many other mosquito-borne diseases:

• Most important is to eliminate their breeding places by simple steps like filling, levelling & drainage of stagnant water. Don't let waste water to stagnate in our surroundings.
• Mineral oils like kerosene when applied on water,it spreads to form a thin film & cuts air supply to mosquito larvae.
• Mosquito sprays: After spraying, doors and windows should be kept closed for at least half an hour.
• Mosquito nets: To protect against mosquito bites during sleep. There should not be even a single hole in it. Size of openings should not exceed 0.0475 inch diameter.
• Using mesh in doors and windows is very effective.
• Mosquito repellant creams should be applied on exposed parts especially when going to crowded and unhygienic places.

Most of you people reading this will find it useless as you are living in neat and clean high societies. But all of you must be having workers, maids, drivers or any kind of servants who daily face numerous mosquitoes. Do your part by making them aware. Some of them might take some of these precautions.

And don't forget even a single mosquito can transmit the disease from them to you too.

Stay Healthy Stay Happy