no doubt irresponsible.
Having lived in worked in Africa for the past 5 years & contracted malaria 6 times you might find it strange that I continue not to take any form of anti malarial drug. I do however, have a good supply of coartem which is a form of the Chinese wonderdrug as a cure. It does the trick pretty good, second day of the 3 day course and normally I'm felling OK.
Available in major cities for a very resonable price in Africa. Wouldn't know where to get it in Europe or the US.
Not to say I don't take other precautions against malaria such as sleeping under a net, spraying my room before sleep and using repellant when available.
Yes malaria is a killer especially to pregnant mum's, kids under 5 & people with concurrent conditions such as thyphoid.
There have been more deaths in my small town here in Sth Sudan since they fixed the road than malaria deaths. Now everybody is recklessly speeding, literally causing carnage outside my residence. Will that stop people from overlanding through Africa?
CJ.
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