Maintaining T&T's Malaria-Free Status
Maintaining T&T's Malaria-Free Status
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Malaria is a disease that kills a child every two minutes.
Ongoing transmission of malaria via mosquitoes in many parts of the world means that half the global population is... Read more
Malaria is a disease that kills a child every two minutes.
Ongoing transmission of malaria via mosquitoes in many parts of the world means that half the global population is at risk of contracting the disease but that risk is very low in T&T, which has maintained a malaria-free status since 1965.
As we observe World Malaria Day today, Terry-Ann Browne-Campbell spoke to Specialist Medical Officer at the Insect Vector Control Division, Dr. David Ibeleme, to find out more about malaria.
