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Combating an age old enemy in Malaria
WORLD MALARIA DAY:
MMJV health extension
officer, Wessy Girinde
conducting a malaria
rapid test at Zindaga
village.
MMJV joined the rest of
the country to observe
the World Malaria Day which
fell on April 24.
To mark the day,
awareness activities were
held at all of the MMJV
sites including Lae, Hidden
Valley, and Wafi-Golpu
for employees as well as
community awareness
programs at Zindaga,
Babuaf and Bavaga villages
in the Wafi-Golpu area. The
program was organised by
the CRD health team. The
objective was to provide
community health education
for malaria, disseminate
information and introduce
rapid testing and treatment.
Employees and villagers
were provided information
on prevention, cause and
treatment of malaria. Rapid
malaria tests were also
conducted for both the
employees and the villagers.
Information leaflets were
distributed and a drama
group from Gabensis village
performed a play to reenforce
the messages to the
people at Zindaga.
Both groups also received
information on the new user
friendly malaria treatment
call MALA -1 which is now
being rolled out throughout
the country. Employees
and the villagers were
encouraged to complete
their medication once they
have been diagnosed with
having the malaria virus and
to take their children and
babies for medical treatment
when they have Malaria
symptoms.
The message of
prevention including living in
a clean environment with no
water trapped in containers
or pools and sleeping under
mosquito nets were stressed
at all the gatherings.
Morobe Provincial
Disease and Surveillance
Officer Edwin Benny who
participated in the MMJV
awareness program
conducted rapid malaria
tests for the Lae office staff.
Mr Benny said the Malaria
virus was changing rapidly
with climate change and so
a joint effort by all partners
and organisations is needed
to stamp out this number
one killer in Morobe Province.
The malaria awareness
program at Zindaga also
coincided with the recently
launched supplementary
immunization program of
a number of vital vaccine
such as measles drops,
Tetanus, Hepatitis B and BCG
injections by the Wafi-Golpu
medical team to the women,
children and infants.
SAFETY TIP!
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