World Malaria Day is an international observance commemorated every year on 25 April and recognizes global efforts to control malaria. Around 4,00,000 people die each year from various strains of the disease, which is transmitted through the bite of a mosquito. One can also get worried knowing the fact that malaria poses a threat to half of the world's population. Malaria control and ultimate elimination require that the targeted population is educated on every step to be taken during the process, so that there is consistency in what is being done, and to avoid reintroduction and resurgence. In this endeavor, students of grade IX- C and Grade V-C conducted a special assembly on World Malaria day. Through the energetic Nukkad natak, the students were informed others the causes of malaria & its preventative measures. Students shared that it is a tropical disease which is spread by infected female anopheles mosquitoes. It only takes one bite from the insects to get the bug. Worldwide, there are around 212 million cases.Wearing long sleeves and bottoms that cover up, using mechanical barriers such as bed nets, and meshes and screens on windows and doors and destroying potential breeding sites such as old tires, desert-coolers, birdbaths, pots, etc. were some of the preventive measures shared by the students.
We hope that with widespread implementation of prevention techniques, the figures of malaria can be whittled down to zero.