One-year old Alexandria Katontoka from Fitebo in the Serenje District of Zambia fell sick on 13 December 2017 at around 10 in the morning. He stopped playing with his friend and fell asleep near the doorway of his house. While picking up her, seemingly, sleepy son, Sharon Musonda realised his body temperature was very high. Worried she immediately set off to see the Community Health Volunteer, Charity Mumba. With a rapid diagnostic test confirming Alexandria had malaria he was given an antimalarial (artmether-lumefantrine) and paracetamol and taken home. At around 3pm Alexandria’s big brother came running to Charity’s home in…
