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Finding ways to decrease malarial infections and maternal deaths
Dear Editor,
I have read in the Kaieteur News (17-12-10) that Dr Ramsammy intends to ban drugs that are not effective against malaria. His reason being, that these drugs are not ones approved by his ministry.
I know that being a scientist, Dr. Ramsammy would have data to back his claim. I have seen on You Tube, a programme called Project Camelot. On this programme was a gentleman named Jim Humble. Mr. Humble claimed that in 1997, he was in Guyana prospecting for gold.
In the interior, some of his workers had malaria and he treated them with a solution used for disinfecting water. In four hours, the workers were no longer sick. Mr. Humble stated that he used the solution in Georgetown and cured people with malaria. Mr. Humble said on the programme that a government official told him to stop his malarial treatment. The reason being, that drug companies will no longer supply drugs to our hospitals if he continues his treatment.
My question to the Minister is this one of the drugs that he had tested and deemed ineffective. If the answer is no, is he going to get this solution for malarial patients.
If Mr. Humble claim is verified then we have a cheap drug to treat malaria as well as other diseases. Knowing Dr Ramsammy of being a man of integrity, he would pursue information for the betterment of Guyanese.
The next thing that I am very perplexed about is maternal deaths.
From information that is in the news, it seems that some of these deaths were due to some pre-existing condition. My concern is if any of these patients had Gestational Diabetes (GDM). GDM is known to be one of the risk factors of pregnancy. If not diagnosed then mother and child are susceptible to morbidity and mortality.
Such consequences can be avoided if pregnant women are screened for diabetes at the prenatal clinic. If diagnosed, then mother will be given treatment.
This management will translate into a decrease of maternal and child morbidity and mortality. I do hope that Dr Ramsammy would be diligent in finding ways to decrease malarial infections and maternal deaths.
Sherlock Rawana, PhD
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