Malaria is one of the most prominent public health epidemic worldwide. It’s the leading cause of death and disease effecting half of the world’s population. According to World Health Origination (2013) 3.2 billion people live in areas at risk of malaria transmission in 106 countries and territories. Vulnerable populations such as rural poor, young children and expecting women who are more exposed to infection with the least access to services are at elevated risk for transmission of this deadly disease. The WHO (2013) also estimated 216 million clinical episodes and 445,000 deaths, including an estimated 91% of deaths in 2016 were in WHO African Region. However, in the United States these percentages are increasing with the spread of migrating mosquitoes with the deadly parasite.
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One of the biggest problems Cueto reported is the overreliance on technology, insecticide-resistant mosquitoes and drug resistant parasites begin to emerge creating useless operation. In other words, he is concerned that the efforts for prevention of malaria and drug resistant parasite by insecticides and antimalarial drugs are highlighted as the only concerns. However, education of rural inhabitants, cultural beliefs, and intuitional funding were de-emphasized and lacked
One of the biggest problems Cueto reported is the overreliance on technology, insecticide-resistant mosquitoes and drug resistant parasites begin to emerge creating useless operation. In other words, he is concerned that the efforts for prevention of malaria and drug resistant parasite by insecticides and antimalarial drugs are highlighted as the only concerns. However, education of rural inhabitants, cultural beliefs, and intuitional funding were de-emphasized and lacked