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I decided to begin this thread due to the incessant deaths as a result of malaria/typhoid, just for a short while, i learnt of several deaths as a result of this, an example is of a Nairalander Firstking01, though i have not personally come across this moniker before, it really hurts when young lives are abated. So this brings about the big question: " How can such deaths be avoided?" Please health experts and knowledgeable persons should contribute.

we have a long way to go in africa, the rate at which malaria wipes out people from the surface of earth thesedays call for crious intervention

hushhappy:
we have a long way to go in africa, the rate at which malaria wipes out people from the surface of earth thesedays call for crious intervention

Something we consider ordinary, i don't know why sha, some victims are enlightened and not poor.

I think it boils down to our negligent attitude to health ie health appreciation.
Let's not even get on about prevention cos that's a very long short, but when we notice symptoms, we first go spiritual. After 3daya and symptoms worsen, we visit the local chemist (or quack hosp) who mixes a number of drugs for us. After 3days we still don't feel well then we get rushed to the hospital in a terrible state (severe /cerebral malaria).
All this while, the bug has been digging trenches, fortifying its position and firing unreplied bombs at our immune system.
This is a scenario I see everyday at the hospital, pathetic.

Frenchfriez:
I think it boils down to our negligent attitude to health ie health appreciation.
Let's not even get on about prevention cos that's a very long short, but when we notice symptoms, we first go spiritual. After 3daya and symptoms worsen, we visit the local chemist (or quack hosp) who mixes a number of drugs for us. After 3days we still don't feel well then we get rushed to the hospital in a terrible state (severe /cerebral malaria).
All this while, the bug has been digging trenches, fortifying its position and firing unreplied bombs at our immune system.
This is a scenario I see everyday at the hospital, pathetic.

Hmm! I can relate to that.

i think it all boils down to so many factors, bt i wil mention jus a few
[1]ignorance
[2]poverty
[3]negligence
[4]self medication
[5]poor medical facilities
i read a book that says every second, a child dies of malaria in africa.dis is so disheartening