Countries Struggling to Eradicate Malaria

About one-third of all countries across the globe which are alarmed by the health dilemma brought about by malaria are doing its way to eradicate the said disease by the year 2021, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease which is caused by a protozoon called Plasmodium. This parasite multiplies in the liver, and then infects red blood cells. Malaria is endemic in about 108 countries.  The Anopheles mosquito which is the vector mosquito of the disease usually thrives in mountainous area where there are shades and humidity is high.

As per the WHO, symptoms of malaria include fever, headache, and vomiting, and usually appear between 10 and 15 days after the mosquito bite.
If not treated, malaria can quickly become life-threatening by disrupting the blood supply to vital organs. In many parts of the world, the parasites have developed resistance to a number of malaria medicines.

Key interventions to control malaria include: prompt and effective treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapies; use of insecticidal nets by people at risk; and indoor residual spraying with insecticide to control the vector mosquitoes.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in year 2008, an estimated 190 to nearly 311 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide and about 708,000 to 1,003,000 people died most of them young children in sub-Saharan Africa.