Comments on: Malaria cases in Zambia have reduced by 66%

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By: Squid

Squid — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:16:27 +0000

From this story, is it the chloroquine or the parasite which is resistant?

By: Tshombe

Tshombe — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:18:03 +0000

quite Interesting news! I hope we can deal with HIV in a similar way!

By: Senior Engineer RTD

Senior Engineer RTD — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:48:11 +0000

My house in Kabulonga was sprayed. Tthe mosquitoes If aything came back with a vengeance. With the backdrop of the financial scams in the Health Ministry it is either the medicine used was not genuine or was heavily diluted. The concept is not new . In the mine township in Muf in the late 50s and 60s I never saw a mosquito until I came to Unza in 1969. The mines used to spray standing water and the inside of houses with DDT. This was not the case with ndola espeacially in Lubuto were I stayed briefly in 1970. The programme has to be sustained because if we rest on our laurels they will come back with a vengeance. Somebody should ensure that there is no stealing. If you must steal, like Mobutu used to advise his people steal a little otherwise you will be caught. Remember prevention..

By: Nine Chale

Nine Chale — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:26:15 +0000

#11 thanks for that detailed explanation.

By: Nemwikala Chalo

Nemwikala Chalo — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:04:44 +0000

Chloroquine was the best ever drug discovered to treat malaria but due to patient noncompliance to completing the course we helped the parasite develop resistance. Forget the horrendous taste and terrible side effects, it worked very effectively. After taking 6 to 8 of the requisite 10 or 12 tablets to complete the course a lot of patients ‘felt better’ and didn’t feel the need to complete the course when, in actual fact the parasites had not been completely removed from the blood stream. The effect of this was that the remaining parasites mutated and effectively become chloroquine-proof. Now we are seeing resistance to coartem in some parts of the world. I dread the day that the coartem-resistant strains will land in mother Zed, cus there are no new drugs for malaria treament coming…

By: shimaster2

shimaster2 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:31:14 +0000

Too good to be true.MR Mbewe, how come you did not know that kapoka was busy stealing in your ministry

By: Kadobi

Kadobi — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:48:34 +0000

This 66% reduction is within what period??????????From the time the earth was created?

By: l j cole

l j cole — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:38:10 +0000

Twalumba basa

By: Dalitso

Dalitso — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:37:05 +0000

#6, Chloroquin mwandini, to this day I can’t bring my self to taking any pills.