{"id":13842,"date":"2019-08-01T14:43:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T14:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/?p=13842"},"modified":"2019-08-01T14:43:22","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T14:43:22","slug":"zero-cases-of-malaria-recorded-in-nyawa-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/2019\/zero-cases-of-malaria-recorded-in-nyawa-villages\/","title":{"rendered":"ZERO CASES OF MALARIA RECORDED IN NYAWA VILLAGES"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many of you may have seen last week’s alarming news regarding resistant malaria<\/strong><\/a> spreading in South East Asia and that the parasites have moved from Cambodia to Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and that it would be catastrophic if it reached Africa.<\/p>\n

There are an estimated 219 million of malaria<\/strong> cases each year, most occur in Africa, with Zambia being no exception. 75% of the 435,000 annual deaths occur in children under the age of five in sub-Sahara Africa.<\/p>\n

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THE MIGHTY ZAMBEZI RIVER – ZAMBIA<\/p><\/div>\n

While the researches and drug companies are seeking a cure and alternative medications to overcome resistance, malaria prevention<\/strong> methods are imperative to avoid new cases of malaria<\/strong>. The Butterfly Tree’s programme, which is proving to be highly successful, is helping to prevent new cases occuring in Zambia.<\/p>\n

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PUPILS AT RIVER VIEW SCHOOL HAVE PROTECTION FOR MALARIA<\/p><\/div>\n

The latest report received from the Environmental Officer in Nyawa Chiefdom, states ZERO<\/strong> cases of malaria<\/strong> after our intervention. We\u00a0provided universal coverage for two villages and their surrounding communities, where there was a high prevalence of malaria<\/strong>. Each dwelling was painted with a safe insecticidal coating, larvicide was placed in streams and ponds, and mosquito nets were given to each family.<\/p>\n

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ZERO CASES OF MALARIA IN NYAWA VILLAGES<\/p><\/div>\n

These results are significant and prove that eradication can happen. In Moomba Chiefdom, some 300 km from our base, 46% of the population had malaria<\/strong> in 2017. In December that year the charity started a programme to provide universal coverage for the entire Chiefdom, here are the latest statistics:<\/p>\n