PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACT ON THE CONTROL OF MALARIA IN SUB - SAHARAN AFRICA The prevalence of malaria in sub Saharan Africa remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the continent. The epidemic possesses a major threat to the economic development and public health. The Sub-Saharan Africa as a geographical term refers to the area of the continent of Africa that lies south of the Sahara‚ majority of the countries lie along the tropics thus allowing a favourable climatic condition for the
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Three Levels of Prevention Promotion of health and disease prevention is an important factor in health care. There are three levels of prevention: primary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary. Primary prevention refers to interventions that promote optimal health and prevent the occurrence of disease‚ injury‚ or disability. Primary prevention advocates health promotion. Primary prevention includes health promotion‚ environmental protection‚ and specific protection against disease or injury. In primary
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Our society’s idea of prevention is to limit the availability of drugs (Hart & Ksir‚ 2011‚ p. 400)‚ but this is not essentially the best way. Addiction affects everyone. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)‚ substance abuse cost our nation “more than $484 billion dollars (The National Institute on Drug Abuse ).” So although you might not be directly impacted by drug abuse‚ as a whole your tax dollars are spent on fighting the war on drugs. Currently there are several different
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Prevention Strategies of Communicable diseases Methods of Control Communicable diseases occur only when the causative agent comes into contact with a susceptible host in a suitable environment. Prevention and control efforts for communicable diseases may be directed to any of these three elements. Communicable diseases affect both individuals and communities‚ so control efforts may be directed at both. Treatment of persons with communicable diseases with antibiotics typically kills the agent and
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Essay : ‘Prevention is better tnan cure” is a wise saying which ha^ comedown to us since ages. It holds true for ever. The wisdom of the saying lies in the fact that a little effort in the early pha^ of a problem helps to solve it before it becomes too difficult to be solved. This principle is always observed by wise people to succeed in life. Those who do not observe this principle usually suffer even if they are intelligent and hard-working. Observance of this principle becomes a part of one’s
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an applicable preventative against Malaria? 1.1 The Problem Malaria is caused by five species of parasites of the genus: Plasmodium that affects humans (P. falciparum‚ P. vivax‚ P. ovale‚ P. malariae and P. knowlesi). “Malaria due to P. falciparum is the most deadly form and it predominates in Africa; P. vivax is less dangerous but more widespread‚ and the other three species are found much less frequently”.An estimated 3.3 billion people were at risk of malaria in 2011‚ with persons living in sub-Saharan
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(ACTs) to prevent malaria transmission’ Problem Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes. In 2010‚ malaria caused an estimated 655‚000 deaths (with an uncertainty range of 537‚000 to 907‚000)‚ mostly among African children. Increased malaria prevention and control measures are dramatically reducing the malaria burden in many places but it is still a massive problem. According to the World malaria report 2011‚ there
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lifestyle‚ recreational drug use and sexual promiscuity can lead to diseases and death. Primary prevention of a disease means to prevent it from occurring. Infants and children are immunized to prevent them from contracting diseases such as measles‚ or polio. Primary prevention of a disease would include removal of occupational hazards‚ such as asbestos‚ which is a known carcinogenic. Secondary prevention of a disease includes recognition of the disease early and taking corrective measures. In the
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Records Disaster Prevention and Recovery 12. The typical contents of a records disaster prevention and recovery manual outline usually consists of nine parts. The first part is the introduction; the title page‚ preface‚ and table of contents are included in this. Also the overall policy for the disaster avoidance is in here. Everyone who participated in the program and making of the manual is mentioned. Part two explains methods on how to prevent or decrease the effects of a disaster. Part three
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Prevention is better that cure. A young man sometimes handles a razor blade carelessly‚ cuts his finger‚ allows the cut to go septic and‚ when the pain is unbearable‚ consult a doctor. The doctor prescribes a prolonged and costly treatment. Would it not have been better for him to have taken due precaution while using the blade? We can always protect ourselves against common ailments and diseases with proper precautionary‚ preventive measure.But very often‚ something within us makes us ignore the
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