HEALTH-E NEWS: Beware Easter malaria, health authorities warn By Ndivhuwo Mukwevho, Mogale Mojela and Cynthia Maseko for Health-E News
People’s Easter pilgrimages to warmer places might mean that they will return home with malaria, health authorities have warned.
Erick Mabunda, deputy director of Limpopo’s Malaria Institute, warned that malaria cases often peaked after the Easter break.For the past two seasons, we had peaks after Easter holidays. In 2017, we had outbreaks two weeks after these holidays when people came back from their respective countries, so even this year we have to be careful,” said Mabunda.
Mercy Nemavhola from Tshipako village near Thohoyandou contracted malaria three years ago and almost died. She now lives in fear of getting it again.I fought off death. By the time they found out that I had malaria, I was very sick and I couldn’t even eat on my own. It was already at an advanced stage. I thought I was going to die,” said Nemavhola.
The entire Vhembe district is a malaria risk district, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases. With climate change and increasing temperatures, people in more and more areas are at risk of contracting malaria.
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