A worker sprays a construction site with insecticides. Construction sites are particularly susceptible because water easily pools on the concrete surfaces that are left unattended, forming a perfect breeding ground for malaria carrying mosquitoes. Monsoon season does nothing to help the problem.
A Goa construction site.
Construction worker on site.
The children of construction workers spend their days on the site. Most construction workers in Goa are migrants from nearby states. They and their families live on the site until the construction is finished, putting them at high risk for malaria. When the building is finished, the families and workers move to a new site and start the process over.
Hospitalized malaria patients Rajesh and Rosie at Goa Medical College.
A doctor tests a patient at Goa Medical College.
A Goa resident waits in line to receive a pink card allowing her to be hired by construction agencies that states she has been tested for malaria.
Dr. Pradeep Korganokar (foreground) watches as local Goans file through for regular (and free!) malaria testing at the Urban Health Center in Panjim, Goa.
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