Insight Malaria

This documentary, made by a team of 13 young people from Germany, Kenya, Uganda, Italy, Spain and Poland, examines the impact of Malaria on African countries. The group, all winners of a film-making competition organised by Stop Malaria Now!, travel through Kenya, visiting villages and speaking to families, health care workers, traditional healers, and village elders to find out how malaria affects their lives. The film examines all the myths, misconceptions, and urban legends around malaria, as well as the various treatments prescribed by traditional healers and health care workers. The film-makers also interview tourists holidaying on the east African coast to assess their malaria knowledge. The film-makers illustrate that despite its devastating impact on sub-Saharan Africa, many Africans and European tourists are still not entirely aware of malaria prevention, treatment, and impact. The film outlines some of the ways to avoid infection, such as the correct use of insecticide treated nets and the removal of stagnant pools of water that could become breading grounds for malarial mosquitoes.