Malaria in Mathare


Malaria is one of the diseases that ios very lommon despite the fight against it by the government
Due for the kind of life that people had within the slums it is so difficult to prevent the diseases because the preventive measures cannot be apploed consider a makeshift 
People are normally expected to use mosquito nets but in the slums it is almost impossible.This is because most children sleep on the flour during the night and some even spend a chair or down on the flood that most of them done even have matresses to spend on them
Another reason for widespread of malaria is stagnant water.During rainy seasons.The may be water around that do not flow hence make a good breeding sites for mosquitos


Location: mathare, Nairobi, Kenya