PROPHYLACTICS FOR MALARIA

Primary prevention

The most important primary preventative measure against malaria is preventing oneself from being bitten in the first place  by mosquitoes. In order to minimise the risk of this happening, the following guidelines should be followed:

• Apply liberal quantities of mosquito repellent (Tabard or Peaceful Sleep) on all the exposed areas of your body whenever necessary. Remember the higher risk times are around sunrise & sunset and the summer months are higher risk times than the winter months.
  
• Wear long pants & long sleeves wherever possible during the higher risk times of the day.
  
• Always sleep under good quality & well maintained impregnated mosquito nets.
  
• Use insect repellent to spray the dwelling or room if there are visible signs of mosquitoes.
  
• Avoid going into the built up local tribal areas where the incidence of active malarial infection could be high.