Real Life Stories
GhanaTalata Mohammed
Working mum Talata Mohammed lives in central Ghana’s Ashanti region with her family including three adults and four children ages one, two, five and 10. Talata is a farmer and earns her living from crops she grows and sells locally.
Even though everyone in Ghana is at risk from malaria, no one in Talata’s family has owned a mosquito net, meaning they sleep unprotected at night when malaria carrying mosquitoes bite most.
We know that malaria can kill so it is important for everybody in the household to sleep under a net every night
Last month, Talata’s daughter, Zuweyera, developed a high fever, her body ached and she had a painful headache. She sensed her illness could be serious and went quickly to a nearby health facility where she was tested and treated for malaria. Even though she sought early treatment, it still took her two weeks to fully recover which meant she could not continue with her work as a seamstress and lost vital income.
Thanks to a recent mosquito net distribution, supported by Malaria No More UK, Talata and her family have received enough nets now to protect everyone in their home. Talata says: “We know that malaria can kill so it is important for everybody in the household to sleep under a net every night”
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