Malaria Clinics

Mr. Dawngaliana Zongte

  We started a new week with a new instructor, Mr. Dawngaliana Zongte ( Dawnga for short), who taught the students about malaria clinics he founded throughout Asia and Africa. Dawnga calls the clinics “Zo Clinics” and they have a proven track record of decreasing deaths due to malaria in areas where they have been set up. As part of the training Dawnga teaches the students to identify malaria using a microscope and a “Rapid Diagnosis Test Kit” for malaria. These are the only ways to truly diagnose malaria. Dr. Nilson pulled some interesting statistics from the World Health Organization (WHO) about the malaria deaths in Myanmar. There is a 15% mortality rate in Children under 5 yrs old in Myanmar and ½ of those are due to malaria! Malaria is a huge problem for Myanmar and these students. Some basic knowledge on malaria will save lives.

Students looking at malaria slide in microscopes.