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Kenya: Malaria Control Strategies Reduce the Caseload - but Bring New Challenges
analysis By Andrew Githeko, Kenya Medical Research Institute and Ednah OtotoKenya's two major malaria prevention strategies - indoor residual spraying of homes in high transmission areas and the issuing of insecticide treated nets - have led to a significant reduction in malaria transmission. The two methods were introduced in the country's western highlands, traditionally considered a high transmission area, about a decade ago and have resulted in the disease's caseload decreasing by about 80%.
Malaria control strategies reduce the caseload but bring new challenges
The two methods were introduced in the country's western highlands, traditionally considered a high transmission area, about a decade ago and have resulted in the disease's caseload decreasing by about 80%. But the drop in cases has brought a new challenge: people have begun losing their immunity to the disease. The consequence is that they are prone to contracting more complicated forms of the malaria that could result in death.
Malaria control strategies reduce the caseload - but bring new challenges
Kenya’s two major malaria prevention strategies – indoor residual spraying of homes in high transmission areas and the issuing of insecticide treated nets – have led to a significant reduction in malaria transmission. The two methods were introduced in the country’s western highlands, traditionally considered a high transmission area, about a decade ago and have resulted in the disease’s caseload decreasing by about 80%.
Prompt response to malaria outbreak is critical as risk of disease spreads
The outbreak, which is worse than previously recorded in the area for this time of year, can be attributed to a number of factors. These include a dysfunctional health service: there aren't any qualified health workers to test for malaria and there is a shortage of drugs to treat the disease. The situation has been made worse by a four-month long strike by nurses in public hospitals.
Prompt response to malaria outbreak is critical as risk of disease spreads
A malaria outbreak has killed 26 people in Marsabit in northern Kenya over the past one month. Over 1,000 people have been treated for the disease. The outbreak, which is worse than previously recorded in the area for this time of year, can be attributed to a number of factors. These include a dysfunctional health service: there aren’t any qualified health workers to test for malaria and there is a shortage of drugs to treat the disease.
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