Malaysia can reach zero malaria target by 2020

ON May 5, the New Straits Times published a report titled “Malaysia on track to meet 2020 zero malaria target, says Health Ministry.”

The idea is to make Malaysia a malaria-free country by 2020 under the surveillance process of the World Health Organisation’s Malaria Disease Research, and the Malaria Removal Programme has succeeded in reducing malaria cases.

Malaria is a disease caused by plasmodium parasites, which spread through mosquitoes infected with the parasite.

Once the parasite enters the human body, it will move through the bloodstream and continue to the heart.

In the liver, the parasites mature and re-enter the blood system and multiply.

Within 48 to 72 hours after the infection, infected red blood cells break down and release more parasites, which in turn infects more red blood cells.

The disease can be life threatening.

Malaysia is among the top six countries that obtained the best ratings in healthcare in the world this year, and ranked first with its world-class healthcare services and sophisticated infrastructure.

With good healthcare, it is believed that targets by the Health Ministry can be achieved.

The ministry has done many things to reduce malaria cases, including ensuring foreign workers undergo state-certified health checks and that infected workers have access to healthcare services.

To achieve the target of a malaria-free state, the ministry must be committed to achieving the goal.

I hope Malaysia will be a malaria-free country by 2020 and that the ministries team up to tackle this problem.

A nation free from harmful illnesses can guarantee a prosperous people.