Malaria is a global health problem, affecting
millions of people annually. According to the World Malaria Report 2015, there
were 214 million new cases of malaria globally (range 149 - 303 million) with an estimated mortality of 438,000
(range 236,000 -
635,000). The vast majority of the cases occur in the WHO African Region (88%),
with the rest being in the WHO South East Asian Region (10%) and the WHO
Eastern Mediterranean Region (2%). Malaysia is experiencing sporadic outbreaks
of malaria due to influx of foreign workers from neighboring countries and
failure to take antimalarial prophylaxis amongst travellers. The aim of the
review is to increase the awareness among the healthcare professionals on the
increasing prevalence of malaria especially among migrant workers. Currently our
health screening program for migrant workers does not include screening for
malaria.
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