World Malaria Day

World Malaria Day, is an annual event that is observed every year on the 25th of April as approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2007.

The Commemoration of World Malaria Day was led by the Tabubil Hospital Public Health Team with the support of Ok Tedi Mining LTD (OTML) Health Services Team.

World Malaria Day falls on April 25th every year.

In an effort to prevent the infection of malaria around the Ahi communities and the wider Lae City, Ahi Group provided mosquito nets to its workforce free of charge. A total of 591 mosquito nets have since been distributed.

The free mass testing and treatment was conducted to commemorate World Malaria Day, which falls on April 25^th every year, with more than 150 people being tested and 11 people being treated for malaria.

The 2023 World Malaria theme is; ‘Time to Deliver Zero Malaria: Invest, Innovate and Implement’.

Public awareness on malaria, including children’s immunisation, TB and other diseases was conducted at the market, including distribution of brochures and posters to the public.

ExxonMobil assisted the program and its partners in rolling out its weeklong awareness program which took place in the township of Kiunga to mark World Malaria Day.

ExxonMobil PNG’s expansion project community affairs field coordinator, Dylan Soondrawu when handing over the treated mosquito nets highlighted the positive impact that mosquito nets will have on vulnerable women and children in malaria prone high risk areas.

Joining countries across the globe, National Department of Health and partners have set up an event at the Kaugere Clinic to commemorate this day.

Mostly pregnant mothers in surrounding areas have turned up for free malaria blood test.

The health set-up in front of the clinic is also offering other basic health checks such as sugar test and awareness for the day.

Partners present also include Rotary Against Malaria, and PSI. The event goes on through the day.

This year’s global theme for World Malaria Day is ‘End Malaria for Good’.

As a lead-up to 25 April, the World Health Organization is shining a spotlight on prevention, a critical strategy for reducing the toll of a disease that continues to kill more than 400,000 people annually.

Since 2000, malaria prevention has played an important role in reducing cases and deaths, primarily through the scale up of insecticide-treated nets and indoor spraying with insecticides.