Feared since the days of the Roman Empire, malaria remains a major health problem. This infection is caused by the transmission of a parasite that is carried from person to person by the bites of female mosquitoes. The symptoms of malaria include fever, shivering, vomiting and it also leads to anaemia. If left untreated, malaria can cause coma and death. The scale of the problem is huge – over half of the world’s population lives in areas affected by malaria and nearly 800,000 people a year die from its effects, mostly children under five years of age and pregnant women. Malaria is the world’s leading cause of childhood mortality, killing one child every 45 seconds.
Review this WHO Report on Malaria in India (http://www.who.int/malaria/publications/country-profiles/profile_ind_en.pdf) and answer the following questions:
1. Summarize the demographic data presented in the report and comment on whether it provides useful data, and how current and extensive the information is.
2. What additional demographic data would be helpful to prioritize malaria control efforts in India?
3. Identify a minimum of 2 web sites where you could obtain this information.
ASSIGNMENT EXPECTATIONS: Please read before completing assignments.
- Assignment should be 2-3 pages in length (double-spaced).
- Please use major sections corresponding to the major points of the assignment, and where appropriate use sub-sections (with headings).
- Remember to write in a scientific manner (try to avoid using the first person except when describing a relevant personal experience).
- Quoted material should not exceed 10% of the total paper (since the focus of these assignments is on independent thinking and critical analysis). Use your own words and build on the ideas of others.
- When material is copied verbatim from external sources, it MUST be properly cited. This means that material copied verbatim must be enclosed in quotes and the reference should be cited either within the text or with a footnote.
- Use of peer-reviewed articles is strongly recommended. Websites as references should be minimal.
