Together We Can Save Lives and Reduce the Suffering caused by this Silent Killer – Malaria!
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.
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.