WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What were three of the achievements of the Health Organisation?
A
Getting everyone across Europe to eat 5+ a day.
B
It helped Soviet Russia prevent a typhus epidemic in Siberia.
C
It helped reduce the incidence of leprosy.
D
It began an international campaign to exterminate mosquitoes, thereby reducing the spread of malaria and yellow fever.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Against Malaria Foundation works to prevent the spread of malaria by distributing long-lasting, insecticide-treated mosquito nets to susceptible populations in developing countries. AMF has been active in 36 countries in Africa, Asia and South America, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa.

Detailed explanation-2: -To combat devastating effects of Malaria, the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) was launched in 1953 built around three key activities-insecticidal residual spray (IRS) with DDT; monitoring and surveillance of cases; and treatment of patients.

Detailed explanation-3: -The goal of most current National Malaria Control Programs and most malaria activities is to reduce the number of malaria-related cases and deaths. To reduce malaria transmission to a level where it is no longer a public health problem is the goal of what is called malaria “control.”

Detailed explanation-4: -When the parasite infects animals, it attacks in three stages: It goes into liver cells first, then enters blood cells, and finally forms gametes that can be transmitted to mosquitos.

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