‘Malaria still kills’

Dr Quacy Grant

There is need for more advocacy for the control and prevention of malaria transmission in Guyana, where persons still continue to die as a result of the disease.

This was the message highlighted for stakeholders who attended the second sitting of the National Malaria Oversight Committee on Monday at the Ocean View Hotel.

Minister of Public Heath Volda Lawrence noted that when it comes to the control and prevention of malaria, advocacy is not there. “We have a few notices and advertisements out there but that’s it. We don’t see people marching about malaria or speaking about it…,” she said. “I hope that this oversight committee will be able to bring that back…We need to ensure that the information is passed on so that persons would know what they have to do,” she added.