Health
Why Mosquitoes No Longer Attack Only At Night And Other Malaria Fears
By Augustine Adah
The National Malaria Elimination Programme, NMEP, quoting from the World Malaria Report of 2017 disclosed that Nigeria contributes 27 per cent of the 216 million malaria cases and 24 per cent of the 445,000 malaria deaths . The following are three reasons why the war against malaria continues to be a hard one for the country.
Increase in mosquito bites
In the past, malaria-spreading mosquitoes only attacked at night; now they also operate in the daytime. Mosquitoes are everywhere because the environment suits their existence. Many drainages are blocked by heaps of refuse. This promotes breeding mosquitoes.
Presence of fake drugs
According to the WHO, fake and substandard antimalarial drugs contribute to malaria deaths. It is no longer news that most of the ACTs are failing. Many Nigerians keep complaining of treating malaria over and over with ACTs without result, an action that has driven many people back to traditional medicine as a remedy for malaria.
Poor access to net
Though treated mosquito nets remain the most effective and cheapest tool to prevent malaria, a survey conducted by Malaria Indicator Survey, MIS, in 2015 showed that only 69 per cent of households across the country own at least one ITN. The WHO recommends 100 per cent universal ownership of the net.
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