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A team member supports a girl\u2019s hand during malaria testing, with women and young children seated close behind.<\/p>\n
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This new Photo of the Day<\/a> shows our team carrying out rapid malaria testing in East Sumba. A girl watches the gloved hands supporting her own. Behind her, women and young children sit close together. Rural malaria care begins here, with attention to one person and to the people sharing this small room.<\/p>\n The hands in the foreground draw our eyes first. Then we notice the faces behind them, the different directions of their gazes, the children seated close to the adults against the wooden wall. We work within this proximity. A careful gesture and a clear explanation belong together.<\/p>\n Through Kawan Against Malaria<\/a>, we bring testing, prevention<\/a> and referral closer to rural communities. A rapid diagnostic test helps identify malaria infection. Its result must be read correctly and considered alongside a clinical assessment. A negative result does not explain persistent illness; we still need to look for another cause.<\/p>\n In our 2025 Umalulu survey<\/a>, 250 of 460 respondents reported living more than five kilometres from a health facility. That reported distance helps explain why access must remain part of the conversation. Transport, travel costs and referral arrangements<\/a> can shape whether someone reaches the next stage of care.<\/p>\n Confusion, seizures or difficulty breathing require urgent medical attention. We need to explain danger signs, identify the appropriate next step and help make it reachable. A test takes a short time; arranging treatment or referral may ask much more of a family.<\/p>\n Rural malaria care means staying attentive to both. Here, with the girl watching our hands and others seated just behind her, the task is precise and practical. Test carefully, explain clearly and connect the result to care people can reach.<\/p>\n 22 October 2026 | Alex Wettstein<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][dsm_text_divider header=”External Links” admin_label=”5. Title: External Links” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”21536528-39cb-48dd-9e70-e5a08f7ac11f” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/dsm_text_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text – Verified external resources” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”a9f9db81-700d-4f32-ab60-12f4699a1a92″ text_orientation=”left” custom_css_main_element=”text-align: left !important;” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_text=”Understand testing and access to care” admin_label=”Pop-Up Button – Rural Malaria Care” _builder_version=”4.27.8″ _module_preset=”ea06e631-5eb7-48fe-b975-7d01a636427d” custom_margin=”2vh||||false|false” dsm_modules_popup=”on” dsm_modules_popup_library=”25128363″ dsm_modules_popup_width=”25%” dsm_modules_close_icon_color=”#111111″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” dsm_modules_popup_width_tablet=”65%” dsm_modules_popup_width_phone=”95%” dsm_modules_popup_width_last_edited=”on|desktop”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ein M\u00e4dchen beobachtet die H\u00e4nde, die sie w\u00e4hrend einer schnellen Malaria-Testung unterst\u00fctzt. Frauen und kleine Kinder sitzen in der N\u00e4he dahinter. In Ost-Sumba verbindet unsere Arbeit diese sorgf\u00e4ltige klinische Handlungsweise mit klaren Ratschl\u00e4gen, zeitgerechten Behandlung und der praktischen Herausforderung, die n\u00e4chste wichtige Pflegephase zu erreichen.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":179,"featured_media":25128365,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[285,1223,414],"tags":[1731,1436,575,552,1642,1575,873],"class_list":["post-25128366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-education","category-picture-of-the-day","category-health-preservation","tag-access-to-care","tag-east-sumba","tag-kawan-against-malaria","tag-malaria","tag-public-health","tag-rapid-diagnostic-tests","tag-rural-healthcare"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\tRural malaria care beyond the test<\/h2>\n
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