Around about this time of April there are some important days to talk about.
April 22 was International Mother Earth Day.
Actually, we should make every single day Earth Day because we only have on earth (duh!) and it’s not actually in very good shape anymore.
Remember, we can all do our bit by practising the 3R’s – reducing, reusing and recycling.
We should also save water wherever we can.
Don’t forget to save electricity too – that also helps.
Switch off those lights when you are not in a room and unplug your chargers when you have finished charging your appliances.
How about planting a tree… a nice fruit tree? Just think how great it would be to pick your own lemons, oranges, mulberries off whatever type of fruit-tree you want to grow (just check that it is going to grow well in your area first, though).
April 25 was World Malaria Day.
You might think that is a funny day to have because malaria is not an issue in Ekurhuleni, but there are many areas in the world where it is a huge problem.
How scary is this… according to UNICEF: “Malaria kills one child every 30 seconds, about 3 000 children every day.
Over one million people die from malaria each year, mostly children under five years of age, with 90 per cent of malaria cases occurring in Sub-Saharan Africa.”
Malaria really is an extremely nasty disease.
It’s carried by a certain type of mozzie called the Anopheles mosquito and it feels a bit like getting flu – you have a fever, headache, get the chills, feel like throwing up and have achy bones.
If you have been in a malaria area and experience any of these symptoms, you should go to the doctor or the clinic immediately.
Of course we all get bitten by normal mozzies every now and then.
They are not dangerous but their bites are incredibly irritating and itchy.
Here are a few innovative ways of dealing with those little bumps… tee tree oil, a dab of vanilla essence, Vicks, calamine lotion, spit, clear nail polish, aloe vera and some people swear that rubbing a peeled clove of garlic on the bite works well too!
If you want to know more about malaria – you can read my book “Sibo Fights Malaria” freely on https://www.sibo.co.za.
Just click on the cover.
Enjoy the long weekend – stay safe!
Sibo
