Health
By Anthony Isibor.
THE fight against mosquitoes had taken a more fierce approach in the last decade with the sole intention of totally eradicating the blood-sucking insect, which has been found to be the second-largest cause of death worldwide.
More than a century after Sir Ronald Rodd’s discovery in 1897 that the female anopheles mosquitoes transmit malaria to humans, half the world is now malaria-free.
Today’s malaria day, tagged ‘Let us draw the line against malaria’ is another global day to highlight the dangers of mosquitoes as well as, expose the world to the incredible innovations that protect people from malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases.
This is because malaria still puts the lives of so many children and pregnant women at risk, killing more than 400,000 people each year as reported by the World Health Organization, WHO.
The team Zero Malaria has created a new Muundo AR filter to help push forward the fight against the disease.
People around the world can use the AR filter on Instagram and Facebook to draw the line against malaria and help build momentum and demand action from world leaders to end the killer disease.
Realnews recalls that several countries of the world have been certified by the WHO as mosquito-free.
According to Pedro Alonso, Director of the WHO, eight countries have been declared malaria-free from 2019 to 2020. They are Algeria, Uzbekistan, Paraguay, China, El Salvador, Argentina, Malaysia, and Timor-Leste.
– Aug. 20, 2021 @ 14:45 GMT |
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