# E-DRUG: Re: Malaria prophylaxis during pregnancy (8) **URL:** \ **Category:** e-drug\ **Created:** [August 26, 1998, 5:46pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-re-malaria-prophylaxis-during-pregnancy-8/3361 "1998-08-26T17:46:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@pme](https://talk.edrugplus.org/u/pme)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 1998, 5:46pm UTC](https://talk.edrugplus.org/t/e-drug-re-malaria-prophylaxis-during-pregnancy-8/3361/1 "1998-08-26T17:46:06Z")
E-drug: Re: Malaria prophylaxis during pregnancy (8) ---------------------------------------------------------- Dear E-druggers,   I do agree with Dr. Gunnar Holmgren completely on this issue that the first action to take to avoid malaria infection is to put up physical barriers of which a mosquito net is the most important, which applies if you are pregnant or not. This has been proved in a WHO/UNICEF documentation. The problem appears when it comes to personal expenses. In many countries the cost for treatment and prophylaxis to pregnant women are free, but you have to pay for the mosquito nets. The same normally applies for children, who is another vulnerable group with often free medication. The reality is that, as long as this unbalance exists, pregnant women will normally take the cost free prophylaxis rather than investing in a mosquito net and this unfortunately applies for children and the whole family. Bj�rn von Hofsten Pharmaceutical Adviser Programa Nacional de Medicamentos Essencias pme@ebonet.net Luanda, Angola Fax.+244 2 320703 pme@ebonet.net -- Send mail for the `E-Drug' conference to `e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'. Mail administrative requests to `majordomo@usa.healthnet.org'. For additional assistance, send mail to: `owner-e-drug@usa.healthnet.org'.