April 25th is Africa Malaria Day worldwide and the first Malaria Awareness Day in the United States.Since 1972 there have been an estimated 14 billion cases of Malaria and some 94 million deaths.
The eradication of Malaria is probably not possible right now, and new armaments against Malaria are needed. While research on prevention and treatment of Malaria should continue with great vigor, a lot more could be done now to control the disease.
Progress is being made, but not nearly fast enough!
Insecticide impregnated bed nets are a good tool, but the entire toolbox should be called into play. Mosquito control, including spraying inside houses with DDT should be more widely used. Engineering works can reduce breeding grounds for mosquitos. People with malaria should be found early and treated, both to protect them and to keep them from spreading the disease. Prophylactic drugs should be more widely distributed.
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