LED Malaria Program / 国際保健医療

ABSTRACT

Malaria is a parasitic disease of major global health significance that causes an estimated 1.5-2.7 million deaths each year. Though immunochromatographic test (ICT) have been used for the convenient method of diagnosis of malaria, microscopy of Giemsa-stained thick and thin films by a skilled microscopist has still remaind the standard laboratory method for the diagnosis of malaria in the endemic area of developing countries. In the present study, we innovated a small light box equipped with light emitting diode (LED) for the source of light of microscopy to improve the blood check in the field of malaria endemic area. We performed field trials for the check of the utility of the light box in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands. All the microscopists of some clinics answered that the LED light box is a promising tool for improvement of diagnosis of malaria with microscopy.