Learn About Malaria

We’ve scoured the internet for reliable and informational websites – here they are for your further enjoyment and edification!

General info:

Margaret, a woman from the Acholi Quarter of Kampala, Uganda, with two of her six children, Emmanuel and Loy.  Emmanuel has had malaria seriously 4 times; Loy has had it over 20 times. Margaret says, “Whenever they fall sick, the temperature gets high. The girl begins convulsing. I have to keep putting cold water on them. With the boy, if I don’t take him to the hospital immediately, the treatment is more expensive. Most times I am not able to pay...There is no money to buy the bednet. If I had the money then I would use them. When the children are sick, I feel sick. I become sick myself.”

Margaret, a woman from the Acholi Quarter of Kampala, Uganda, with two of her six children, Emmanuel and Loy. Emmanuel has had malaria seriously 4 times; Loy has had it over 20 times. Margaret says, “Whenever they fall sick, the temperature gets high. The girl begins convulsing. I have to keep putting cold water on them. With the boy, if I don’t take him to the hospital immediately, the treatment is more expensive. Most times I am not able to pay...There is no money to buy the bednet. If I had the money then I would use them. When the children are sick, I feel sick. I become sick myself.”

Malaria Kills – Nothing but Nets

Wikipedia page on malaria

CDC’s malaria page

WHO’s malaria page

World Malaria Report 2008

Malaria microbiology, etc.

Malaria in Pregnancy

Treatment:

Medicines for Malaria Venture

CDC diagnosis and treatment

WHO malaria treatment guidelines

Prevention:

Malaria Prevention for Travelers

Mayo Clinic – Malaria Prevention


Mark Mai '09, Director of Development