I definitely agree... You have to watch out for it. Make sure you always have medication with you to treat you once you have it but out of personal experience I would say DON'T take the preventative medication.
Apart from the fact that you're not allowed to take most of them when you're flying, if you're going to get malaria, you will get it and the "preventative" medications tend to suppress the symptoms. Rather get it and know you have it so it can be treated.
Just get the basics like a mosquito net to sleep under and some insect repelant like tabard or peacefull sleep...
