According to a WHO report, six countries in Africa could be free of malaria by 2020. One of the goals of WHO’s program against malaria is to wipe out the disease in at least 10 countries by the end of this decade.
In South Africa the elimination of malaria is a public health objective. The WHO report said, “through targeted action and cross-border collaboration, South Africa has the potential to eliminate malaria by 2020.”
About 200 million people suffered from malaria last year of which about 400,000 died from the disease, according to the organization.
After I read the article, at first, I thought why we can’t eradicate malaria though technology has developed. If we have used technology more effectively, the number of the patients could decrease, I thought.
But after I discussed with my classmates, I found that technology and the disease have little relation. And patients who infected malaria should have correct knowledge of it. This is more important than developed technology.
Then, how patients have correct knowledge? I think that international organization needs to educate people in Africa. If it do so, they can defend themselves against malaria.