Roperfree is Saving Many lives in Uganda As November Rain is Causing Malaria Cases to Rise

By Ropefree

Malaria cases have risen up since the start of November 2018 due to the rainy season so precautions in malaria prevention is required such as; clearing shrubs & bushes around the homes or work premises, cut down the grown lawn, trim overgrown trees, make sure that water drainage are not blocked, wear long sleeved shirts and trousers, sleep in mosquito nets & make use of many brands and types of mosquito repellent available to avoid malaria

In Uganda there are about 6 mosquito repellents on the market, according to our research and recommendations based from a target group surveyor carried out by Roperfree ground team last month in October 2018.;

Ø Insecticide treated bed nets: prone to of misuse, and end users cannot benefit from them due to allergies and some people especially those working or socializing at night go to bed when they had already be bitten by mosquitoes so they do not give maximum protection except when used in combination of repellent body oils, but it is highly recommended that everyone should sleep in the net as to fight malaria more effectively.

Ø Coils: many people in the rural areas do not have electricity and those with electricity do not go for them because of the high cost of electricity and constant power outage, the concern of the fumes they emit deter its usage, can be fire hazard, consume high voltage of electricity when in use

Ø Candles: Are fire hazard and unsafe to use at home, and they are not effective when someone is using the candles outside

Ø Roll-on: User unfriendly, chemical oriented and expensive to buy .Many people do not know that they exist.

Ø Sprays: Chemically oriented, expensive and many people do not know whether they exist in the market

Ø Soap:  Chemically oriented, expensive and many parts of the country do not have safe water to drink so it hard to find water for bathing, expensive, not versatile and many people in the rural areas bath during day light whereas mosquito normally start biting when it is getting dark, lack of water in the rural area is detrimental to soap usage.

Ø Roperfree mosquito repellents stand out to be the best of all existing mosquito repellents in Uganda because of the benefits such as; pure organic, great scent, versatile, easily accessible, easily transferable, affordable, user-friendly, difficult to miss-use  good product knowledge due sensitization campaigns while offering free repellents and resourceful information on the other hand, being a corporate social responsibility is giving our product a firm stand in Uganda and the rest of the world as we envision free malaria world.

Malaria is a global concern which has no vaccine yet whereas it is associated with death, poverty, causing poor education because children miss out school when they are sick and stagnant the economy. According to report from Ministry of Health malaria kills 100,000 per year, mostly year children below the age of 5, pregnant mothers, elders and the vulnerable group.

Roperfree Brand Products can be purchased on major e-commerce platforms such as: Amazon, eBay and Jumia or via from the following outlets in and around Kampala as follows:

Mega Super Market old taxi park & Garden city branch

Friecca Pharmacy- Wandegeya, 

Jumbo Arcade shop 7 C in Kikubo

People’s Plaza shop L4171 opposite Arua Park

Asian African commodities- Italian Supermarket Muyenga – Kabalagala

JohnRich Supermarket- Kabalagala

Buffalo Healthcare Pharmacy- Kabalagala

Home queen grocery store: Kabalagala

Light Shoppers Supermarket – Kajjansi

Majex Pharmacy – Kajjansi

Roper-fashions- Kampala Plaza on Kampala Road

West-Link Pharmacies at Quality Village Mall; Lubowa & Kitende

Kasumba Square- Busega, Kampala

Roperfree is fighting for a malaria-free world and we have no political affiliation but stands for the health of the people around the world.