Malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Malaria has been an issue in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a long time, however, recently the situation has gotten worse. In 2009, the organization called Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated just over 45,000 people with malaria. Although two years later, in 2011, the total number of people being treated more than tripled it and rose to over 150,000 (Smith). Malaria has impacted thousands of people living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and without the people gaining access to protection and prevention, the disease will continue to spread, killing more and more citizens. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malaria is the greatest challenge being faced today because of the sudden increase …show more content…
Children and pregnant women are the two types of people worst affected by the disease. Statistics show that 80% of all deaths from the disease are among children under five years of age (Iaccino). Malaria is responsible for killing a large number of children and pregnant woman which will result result in a devastating population drop considering the lack of reproduction. 40% of all malaria related deaths worldwide take place in either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria (Iaccino). This shows that out of everywhere in the world, the Democratic Republic of Congo, is one of the two countries most affected by the disease. In 2013, two mortality surveys were taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo by the MSF. These surveys showed that 10% or one out of every ten children in the Pawa region were dying because they did not receive the proper treatment for malaria, a percentage that was greater than any past percentages from prior surveys ("DRC: Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Malaria Deaths"). The lack of treatment for malaria caused a large amount, 10 percent, of all children in a specific region to die. This percentage is most likely to increase as malaria continues to spread considering there is not much being done to help prevent the disease. Without the correct prevention, malaria will likely get …show more content…
In order to prevent the disease from spreading, medical advancements are needed and fighting among militia groups need to be stopped. Though the problem is continuing to get worse, there are things that can be done to help prevent the disease. If the health care costs were to decrease, newer drugs were to replace the outdated ones and fighting among militia groups were stopped, malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo will become less of an
Malaria has been an issue in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a long time, however, recently the situation has gotten worse. In 2009, the organization called Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) treated just over 45,000 people with malaria. Although two years later, in 2011, the total number of people being treated more than tripled it and rose to over 150,000 (Smith). Malaria has impacted thousands of people living in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and without the people gaining access to protection and prevention, the disease will continue to spread, killing more and more citizens. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malaria is the greatest challenge being faced today because of the sudden increase …show more content…
Children and pregnant women are the two types of people worst affected by the disease. Statistics show that 80% of all deaths from the disease are among children under five years of age (Iaccino). Malaria is responsible for killing a large number of children and pregnant woman which will result result in a devastating population drop considering the lack of reproduction. 40% of all malaria related deaths worldwide take place in either the Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria (Iaccino). This shows that out of everywhere in the world, the Democratic Republic of Congo, is one of the two countries most affected by the disease. In 2013, two mortality surveys were taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo by the MSF. These surveys showed that 10% or one out of every ten children in the Pawa region were dying because they did not receive the proper treatment for malaria, a percentage that was greater than any past percentages from prior surveys ("DRC: Urgent Action Needed to Prevent Malaria Deaths"). The lack of treatment for malaria caused a large amount, 10 percent, of all children in a specific region to die. This percentage is most likely to increase as malaria continues to spread considering there is not much being done to help prevent the disease. Without the correct prevention, malaria will likely get …show more content…
In order to prevent the disease from spreading, medical advancements are needed and fighting among militia groups need to be stopped. Though the problem is continuing to get worse, there are things that can be done to help prevent the disease. If the health care costs were to decrease, newer drugs were to replace the outdated ones and fighting among militia groups were stopped, malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo will become less of an