malaria mosquito

Facts about malaria and reasons for hope

• Pregnant mothers and children under 5 years of age are the most vulnerable in contracting Malaria in the Sekamuli community.
• Exposed water anywhere in a compound but especially positioned close to the homes are breeding places for mosquitoes.
• Mosquito nets are still the most important and immediate factor in preventing Malaria.



• Serious, concentrated effort and surveillance on the part of local Government is essential in educating the community about malaria.
• Knowledge on the causes, spread, and implementation of that knowledge is the second most important factor in preventing Malaria
• After adopting the Healthy Vine Trust IAMP+ programme the incident of malaria has been dropping in the Sekamuli community
• The community leaders are beginning to support the programme more vigorously.

Reduction in the incident of Malaria and common diseases is the single most important factor in improving Economic Development

Mosquito net training

What is different about the Healthy Vine’s approach? While vaccines it is hoped will be the final frontier in the fight against malaria, this is still relatively speaking a long way off.  What the Healthy Vine does is to use the time in between to educate and prepare the community for the changes to come.  When changes happen overnight people are overwhelmed and often confused about what to do next, especially those who have lived sometimes a lifetime with the debilitating illness of malaria.  The time in between allows the Healthy Vine to help communities grow in self-confidence, self-reliance, have a better understanding of health and hygiene and develop the habit of using various methods to discourage the mosquito and reduce the incident of malaria so that when the time for vaccines come, the community will be ready to take full advantage of the opportunities it will bring them.

The community learns about the causes malaria and how it can be prevented.  Families receive nets when they understand why and how the nets help. Instructions are given on caring for, maintaining and hang their nets.