Opinions of Friday, 26 March 2021Columnist: Michael BineyEvery 2 minutes, a child dies of malaria- the World Health Organisation. Plasmodium falciparum parasites caused 99% of these cases in Africa, with Plasmodium ovale, Plasmodium vivax, and Plasmodium malaria parasites accounting for the remaining 1%. Malaria in Ghana, and for the purposes of this article - in children, is dangerous and causes serious anaemia as a result of this seemingly unavoidable parasite falciparum malaria attacking a large pool of RBC. Multiple episodes of malaria, like cerebral malaria (malaria that affects the brain), disrupt this well-coordinated phase both temporarily and sometimes permanently. PreventionGraciously and thankfully, this long ended sequelae of malaria episodes can be avoided by1.

Source: GhanaWeb March 26, 2021 17:48 UTC