Malaria is one of the most common life-threatening parasitic diseases in the world. It affects over 2.5 million people every year all over the world. There are many excellent treatments and preventative measures for the disease, but many children find it difficult to understand why they need to follow these procedures and how exactly they will get better.

With this in mind, Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair and Dr. Kate Hersov teamed up with a leading graphic novel artist to create a series of comic books explaining health conditions to young people from a medical viewpoint. Each comic is written by doctors and peer-reviewed by leading specialists in each respective therapy area. Medikidz is a resource designed to educate not only young patients, peers and their parents, but also to aid practitioners and educators in explaining health conditions as effectively as possible.

The books follow a team of five larger than life superheroes from outer space. The Medikidz each specialise in explaining a different part of the body. What's Up with Ken is an engaging way to educate children about the medical facts behind Malaria.

SYNOPSIS:

Ken's a superbly swift and skilled footballer, and his friends don't think anything can slow him up. But then a single mosquito bite brings him down with malaria. Cue the Medikidz, who take Ken on a whirlwind tour of Mediland to explain what's happened and how he can shake it off. Join them as they see the immune system army battling malarial parasites with the aid of the newest members of the Medikidz team - the superhero antimalarial treatments! Through an action-packed series of events, Ken and the reader learn everything they need to know about malaria, including how to avoid catching it in the first place.