Malaria is One of the Most Severe Public Health Problems Worldwide



By Roperfree
                            National Malaria Control Program Team of Uganda on WMD


Malaria is one of the most severe public health problems worldwide. It is a leading cause of death and disease in many developing countries, where young children and pregnant women are the groups most affected. According to the World Health Organization’s World Malaria Report 2017Cdc-pdfExternal
  • Nearly half the world’s population lives in areas at risk of malaria transmission in 91 countries and territories.
  • In 2016, malaria caused an estimated 216 million clinical episodes, and 445,000 deaths. An estimated 90% of deaths in 2016 were in the WHO African Region.


Who Is Most Vulnerable?

The most vulnerable are persons with no or little immunity against the disease. In areas with high transmission (such as Africa south of the Sahara), the most vulnerable groups are:
  • Young children, who have not yet developed partial immunity to malaria
  • Pregnant women, whose immunity is decreased by pregnancy, especially during the first and second pregnancies
  • Travelers or migrants coming from areas with little or no malaria transmission, who lack immunity.



In areas with lower transmission (such as Latin America and Asia), residents are less frequently infected. Many persons may reach adult age without having built protective immunity and are thus susceptible to the disease, including severe and fatal illness. 



Social and Economic Toll


Malaria imposes substantial costs to both individuals and governments.
Costs to individuals and their families include purchase of drugs for treating malaria at home; expenses for travel to, and treatment at, dispensaries and clinics; lost days of work; absence from school; expenses for preventive measures; expenses for burial in case of deaths.



Costs to governments include maintenance, supply and staffing of health facilities; purchase of drugs and supplies; public health interventions against malaria, such as insecticide spraying or distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets; lost days of work with resulting loss of income; and lost opportunities for joint economic ventures and tourism.



Direct costs (for example, illness, treatment, premature death) have been estimated to be at least US$ 12 billion per year. The cost in lost economic growth is many times more than that.




There are many intervention tools for malaria and the main one per now is to sleep in treated mosquito bed nets which have done well in cutting down malaria transmission cases drastically but according to Roperfree ground crews who do malaria sensitization campaigns in Uganda have reported new cases of mosquito behavior changes in collecting the blood meal from human beings.  Mosquitoes start to bite during the day time and the treated mosquito bed nets cannot cover during the day time when people are working, studying or moving around.



However, despite witnessing mosquito behavior changes in collecting blood meal from the host! On the other hand, it has caused the rise in demand for Roperfree mosquito repellents oils plus getting new partners in selling our products and the latest ones are Aidchild which operated the Equation Gallery, an art gallery and cafe on the Equator line on Masaka-Mbarara Road plus Numack Pharmacy in Mengo, one the most busiest & popular pharmacy in the area due to its extra ordinary customer care according to sample focus group research done by Ropefree agents recently asking people around from Boda-Boda riders, passersby and  mystery shoppers who gathered the information.


Roperfree a social enterprise company came into existence to provide solution to problem of malaria endemic countries in order to save lives & Roperfree Brand Products can be purchased on major e-commerce platforms such as; Amazon, eBay and Jumia or via the following outlets in and around Kampala:





Backpackers Hostel & Campsite- Mengo- Kampala 
Numack Pharmacy- Mengo, Kampala
Aidchild- Equation Gallery & Art cafe, Mbarara -Masaka Road
Kenjoy Supermarket- Najjanankumbi on Entebbe Road
Beauty Dreams Shop. No 63 Pioneer Mall, Kampala
Spring Pharmacy-Wilson Rd, Kampala
Mega Supermarket; Old taxi park & Garden City Mall
Friecca Pharmacy- Wandegeya
Majex Pharmacy- Kajjansi
West-Link Pharmacies; Lubowa Quality Village Mall- Lubowa & Kitende
Asian African commodities-Italian Supermarket; Muyenga- Kabalagala
John-Rich Supermarket- Kabalagala
Kasumba Square-Busega, Kampala
Malakai- Eco- Hotel- Kitende (for guest’s access only)
Eureka Hotel- Ntinda (on pilot project)
Ssese Beach Hotel- Ssese Island (for guests only)


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