Malaria remains Uganda’s leading cause of death, especially in children under five. Yet, there are ways to prevent it. The following prevention tools are powerful and cost-effective.
Testing for malaria immediately if you feel unwell helps result in timely treatment.
Sleeping under an insectcide treated mosquito net is one of the most effective ways to prevent malaria.
If you have malaria, taking and completing malaria medicines as advised by the health worker is one of the ways to control malaria.
Spraying houses against mosquitoes is one way to reduce the transmission of malaria.
Taking malaria medicine during pregnancy protects a pregant mother and unborn child from malaria.
The U.S. government is proud to support efforts to end malaria in Uganda. Through a five-year project, the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) is helping more than 13 million Ugandans in 43 districts stay safe from malaria. #EndMalaria. Along with the Ugandan National Malaria Control program, PMI is working towards reducing malaria deaths to near zero by 2020.
