 If the child has fever or any features suggestive of malaria, a finger prick blood sample will be collected for Hb and malaria parasite detection. Two slides will be prepared for each child. At the health centre, one slide will be examined on the same day for deciding on appropriate treatment. The second slide will be kept and sent to the central laboratory for reading to provide a definitive diagnosis. Those who have malaria will be treated with oral quinine 10mgkg every 8 hours for 7days and will be followed on days 3 and 7 for outcome measurement. 