When women become pregnant, their immunity and resistance level become more or less helpless when malaria parasite strike. It not uncommon to have pregnant woman prescribe prophylaxis .
Malaria in pregnant woman could lead to low blood level, premature labour, abortion, stillbirth, low birth weight and anaemia which could led to death.
Children under five and pregnant women are most at risk of severe malaria disease.
Malaria can be prevented. Malaria is a serious disease that can kill people.
Sleeping under an insecticide-treated net (ITN) is the most effective proven method of preventing malaria.
NO BITE NO MALARIA