Curtailing the Spread of Malaria Outline

Malaria Outline

I. Introduction
A. Overview of disease pathology
B. History of the disease in tropical climates and elsewhere
II. What community/ population did you choose?
A. According to the CDC (2016), travelers who have not developed partial immunity, children, and pregnant women are most vulnerable to malaria.
B. Malaria primarily affects Africa south of the Sudan in the modern world, where transmission is a risk year-round and the mosquito (Anopheles gambiae) can breed easily (“Malaria,” 2016).
III. Why did you choose this community?
A. Malaria affects some of the poorest communities in the world.
B. Precautions can be taken to curtail its spread.
IV. What types of disparities do they face?
A. Poverty
B. Lack of education
C. Lack of access to healthcare
V. What issue related to public health/community wellness did you choose?
A. No cure exists for malaria.
B. The local population can benefit from a public health campaign.
VI. How does this issue impact your target population’s overall health?
A. “In 2012, malaria caused an estimated 207 million clinical episodes, and 627,000 deaths. An estimated 91% of deaths in 2010 were in the African Region” (“Malaria,” 2017, par. 2).
VII. Please describe your planned intervention to address this issue?
A. Mosquito nets (“Prevent Malaria,” 2017).
B. Insecticides
VIII. What is the focus of your intervention?
A. Prevention of mosquito bites
B. Mosquito control
IX. Why did you choose this type of intervention?
A. At present no vaccine exists
B. Even anti-malarial drugs are only 90% effective (“Malaria Prevention,” 2017).
X. What resources will you need for this intervention?
A. Financial resources to disseminate and purchase nets
B. Government resources to educate public and take more intensive measures to curtail spread of mosquitos
XI. What framework/theory is guiding your intervention?
References
Malaria. (2016). CDC. Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/malaria_worldwide/impact.html
Malaria prevention. (2017). NHS. Retrieved from: http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Malaria/Pages/Prevention.aspx
Prevent malaria. (2017). WHO. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2017/world-malaria-day/en/