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Nov 02, 2014 News
(From the desk of the Vector Control Director, Dr Reyaud Rahman)
Malaria has been found in Guyana for decades in the hinterland regions and most likely has been here even before our
first people. The Regions in which malaria is found are regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine. These are known as the endemic malaria Regions. It has caused many deaths, much suffering to persons, and loss of income and directly affects our gross domestic product.
There are many strategies used in the fight against malaria. However, for the past three years there has been heavy investment in Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs), and more operations in the endemic regions to actively seek out cases and treat them early in order to break the disease transmission. Collaboration with other related or unrelated sectors are in place to assist in different aspects of disease awareness to maximize resources and make emphasis on surveillance to direct resources to the most affected areas and populations.
Every year since 2003 Guyana has celebrated Malaria Day to highlight our achievements throughout the year which brought interest to eliminate the scourge the disease sometimes attracts. An increase in awareness and understanding of the disease to the targeted population has created change-agents to promote best practices in order to break the disease transmission and generate advocacy or support from the policy makers, stakeholders and patients.
Malaria Day is celebrated on November 6th which commemorates the day French Physician Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran discovered parasites in the blood of patients who had fever back in 1880 and realized that the parasites were in fact the cause of malaria. For his discovery and other discoveries he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1907.
At the 27th Pan American Sanitary Conference held in Washington DC in 2007, the proposal made by Guyana was reviewed and the motion was fully approved. It was agreed that every year on November 6th, Malaria Day in the Americas, would be celebrated.
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