RE: Malaria Prevention Efforts Funding In Kenya Essay

RE: Malaria Prevention Efforts Funding In Kenya Essay

 

Good morning, madam. My name is_. I am a student-researcher and have been doing a lot of research on tropical diseases and their burden on various nations. The issue of major concern is malaria. Malaria is a significant healthcare problem in Kenya and accounts for more than 30% of the clinic and 15% of inpatient visits (CDC, 2018). The transmission rates are high throughout the year, with the burden being unequally distributed throughout the country. The country is in a tropical region, and the temperatures favor mosquito (responsible for spreading malaria) growth. Thus, malaria prevention is an area of interest.

 

More than 76% of the total population is exposed to the disease (CDC, 2018; Otabo et al., 2022). The government and other regulatory agencies such as the CDC and WHO have chipped in to help manage the problem. Their focus is on pregnant mothers and children under five. They provide free insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to lactating and expectant mothers. However, providing insecticide-treated nets for all families would be over-ambitious and expensive, considering that Kenya has over 45 million citizens. The most affected areas are the arid and semi-arid areas with favorable climates and poor access to healthcare services, such as Marsabit, Isiolo County, Wajir, Baringo, Lamu, and West Pokot County. The best-recommended action is to provide ITNs to families with children under five years in these counties (Hamre et al., 2020).

 

I recognize your past effort in working with the nation and the much effort you have put into helping the nation, Kenya. Your last chronic disease prevention project, valued at $250000, was hugely successful. It saw many Kenyans modify their lifestyle and seek screening and early disease detection, significantly improving their lives. The coordination, finding, and leadership you offer will go a long way to changing the healthcare issues as we know them today.

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My appeal is $300000 for purchasing and availing insecticide-treated nets to all families with children under five years to prevent them from contracting the disease in the counties mentioned above. The under-fives suffer the highest mortality rate in Kenya. The contribution will cater to the purchase and distribution of these ITNs to the families. The nets will be kept at the healthcare centers where the families will collect them. The contribution will help in achieving the strategic mission of healing and empowering. Loss and grief experienced by families with younger children will cease, and humanity will be safe. Through the efforts, adults will gain the urge to sleep under treated nets and thus prevent the deaths related to the disease.

 

Malaria is an entirely preventable illness with ITNs and taking oral pills when visiting malaria-endemic areas. Most families lack access to ITNs hence the high incidence rates. Funding the purchase and distribution of these ITNs will help prevent illnesses and save humanity from death and suffering. The action will also teach the community the importance of preventing the disease and provoke their efforts in the fight against malaria.

 

Thank you

 

 

 

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References

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2018). Malaria. CDC Activities in Kenya. Accessed 7^th July 2022 from https://www.cdc.gov/parasites/malaria

Hamre, K. E., Ayodo, G., Hodges, J. S., & John, C. C. (2020). A mass insecticide-treated bed net distribution campaign reduced malaria risk on an individual but not population level in a highland epidemic-prone area of Kenya. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 103(6), 2183. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0306

Otambo, W. O., Omondi, C. J., Ochwedo, K. O., Onyango, P. O., Atieli, H., Lee, M. C., Wang, C. Zhou, G., Githeko, A. K., Githure, J., Ouma, C., Yan, G., & Kazura, J. (2022). Risk associations of submicroscopic malaria infection in lakeshore, plateau, and highland areas of Kisumu County in western Kenya. PloS One, 17(5), e0268463. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268463

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Instructions
1. Create a business letter to an NGO that is active in the country/community selected. The business letter is to be constructed in a block format. See the https://owl/purdue.edu site for assistance.
2. Address the letter to the individual and organization listed in the information section below. Keep in mind that your reader has a doctoral degree in business and a graduate degree in public health.
3. In this letter you will:
3.1 Introduce yourself.
3.2 Introduce/explain the identified health issue. Explain your reason for writing that will include your concern about the health issue that you have identified.
3.3 State your recommendation(s) for how to address the identified health issue.
3.4 Acknowledge your awareness of past/current funding (see the information section below).
3.5 Request specific support and/or sponsorship to address the identified health issue. Clearly state your request and how the funds will be used.
3.6 Be persuasive in your explanation of why the support is needed, how the NGO’s mission is connected to described project, and how the NGO’s financial assistance will support the plan designed to address the health issue.
3.6 Close with a strong summary paragraph.
4. Mechanics
4.1 Remember that all references must follow APA Manual 7th edition format.
4.2 The body of the letter is to be 400 to 500 words (approximately two pages).
4.3 Business letters infrequently contain citations for supporting references. This one will. Cite at least two (2) articles and use at least one source that is not course material.
4.4 Make sure that you proof the letter to ensure that it meets the assignment guidelines.
NGO Information to Use in Letter
1. Name and address of the NGO is:
Creating Space for Life
Mary Phillips, Executive Director
5555 Fifty-first Street
Plain City, NJ 01012
2. Mission of the NGO is: Reaching the poorest of the poor in developing countries to educate, heal, and empower.
3. The NGO has funded projects in the chosen country previously but not within the past three years. The last funded project was for a chronic disease prevention project and was funded at the $250,000 level.
4. Not much information is available for the members of the governing board. It is known that the executive director ran a large hospital system before joining the NGO. She has a PhD in business and a master’s in public health (MPH).