Fighting Against Malaria: Integrated Vector Control Report (Assessment)
The virus of malaria is one of the most common fatal health issues present in the poorest regions of Africa. Approximately 438,000 people from the black continent died because of their inability to confront the infection. The following paper will present a discussion and suggestion for integrated vector control, how its effectiveness can be increased, and how this method is likely to help people in an environmentally friendly fight against malaria.
It is a well-known fact that the primary reason why inhabitants of African countries get infected with malaria is the tremendous number of mosquitoes present in the continent’s territories.Fighting Against Malaria: Integrated Vector Control Report (Assessment). These insects transmit the disease among all local populations. Recently, much research has been made to identify environmentally friendly methods of vector control aimed at reducing the risk of being infected with malaria (WHO, 2018).
Basing on the most recent studies, it became evident that there are certain species of malarial mosquitoes that have to be exterminated to stop the disease transmission (WHO, 2018). Also, this will minimize both costs required for vector control management and the adverse impact on the local environment. To increase the effectiveness of the suggested actions, it is necessary to consider several factors that will be listed below:
New methods of vector control require an almost ideal organization, along with well-determined plans, educated and professional technicians who will fight malaria, and innovative equipment that will allow people to reduce the number of deaths and infections in Africa (Mutero et al., 2015). Environmentally friendly methods of fighting malaria also include the following points:
It is necessary to mention that IVM (integrated vector control) is aimed at better decision-making practices regarding the fight against malaria. People involved in such industries as medicine, agriculture, and water provision must unite to make their work beneficial for organizations and people who confront malaria.Fighting Against Malaria: Integrated Vector Control Report (Assessment). As mentioned above, GIS (geographical information systems) are intended to increase people’s awareness of the disease’s epicenter, and hence, make the IVM more efficient for poorer nations that do not have many resources to prevent the infection’s transmission (Chaccour et al., 2015).
Malaria is one of the most pestilent diseases in Africa nowadays. Since local people do not have much money to address and prevent the given health issue, international organizations support them. Recent research reveals that both GIS and the implementation of innovative methods (sprays, fish, and trapping) in combination with IVM appear to be more environmentally friendly than old methods with the use of toxic gases. Fighting Against Malaria: Integrated Vector Control Report (Assessment).
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