Comments on: The Forgotten Killer

By: Mentalacrobatics » Donating blood

Mentalacrobatics » Donating blood — Wed, 17 May 2006 14:30:44 +0000

[...] That would be a yes (I blogged about it here). I was quick to point out that my last Malaria attack was over 10 years ago and surely there must be some sort of statute of limitation. After a consultation they informed me that I could donate but I would have to be screened for malaria each and every time I donated. No problems for me there. [...]

By: Ntwiga

Ntwiga — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 04:37:09 +0000

Great writing on a very important subject. The Roll Back Malaria campaign seems to have lost steam and the world seems to be putting this crisis to the side. The world simply needs to keep working until this problem is gone just like we did with small pox. As an aside, I remember playing a couple of pick up games at Good Shephard and also at the UoN grounds. Those games were brutal and if you were just a little slow, you were guranteed some serious embarassment. Thanks for the memories. -Steve

By: David Majanja

David Majanja — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:41:00 +0000

Well, Malaria is a way of life. Whenever I go upcountry I return with a bout of Malaria. The Western Countries and Big pharma have no interest ind eveloping Malaria drugs as they do not see a big market. Lifestyle drugs make alot of money for them.

By: Mentalacrobatics

Mentalacrobatics — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 12:07:05 +0000

@Msk and Kipepeo thanks for your comments. Perhaps we can blogathon on this.

@Chi … wow! Your research is in malaria?

By: chi

chi — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:58:37 +0000

i was visiting kenya when i caught malaria around 14 years old. and so began my obsession with finding a cure/vaccine. because malaria is not a big problem in the us, it is severly overlooked expecially in research and development.

anyways, good post.

By: kipepeo

kipepeo — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 09:14:49 +0000

Malaria is one of the most deadliest diseases ever to face the human race. I’ve never had it, thank God. But I confess, I sometimes go about things more nonchalantly than I should. I’m Kenyan, who needs malaria tabs when I go to the Coast right? Wrong! We do! It’s also a shame that when most Kenyans get a bad case of the flu, they automatically diagnose themselves with malaria, then go on to take malariaquinn, and when they actually do get malaria, their systems are more or less immune to the medication. But it all boils down to improper medical care and lack of information which I can put down to poor governance. All in all, before I start blogging on this comment, this was a brilliant post!!!

By: Ms K

Ms K — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 07:31:41 +0000

My heart, is in my mouth. That post, the writing is pure genius!!

Brilliant post about a very salient issue. It’s so easy to forget that malaria kills. 2,800 people a day. That’s a lot of people.

I’ve had it a few times and I hardly ever considered it life threatening. Because I was lucky to have access to healthcare in time. I’ve even been ambivalent in the face of risk when I travel.

However, the statistics don’t lie. It’s great that the government has introduced ACTs in Kenya. However, this treatment option must be made available to every Kenyan. Till then, we will remain at the mercy of this forgotten killer.