It is hoped that a new campaign to to issue two insecticide treated bed nets to every Nigerian household by December 2010 will reach over 30 million homes and save thousands of lives. The malaria crisis in Nigeria accounts for over one quarter of all cases in Africa and this seriously damages the country's economy - estimated at a loss of $1billion. Sleeping under a bed net is one of the most effective ways of avoiding infection.The campaign is being backed by £50million of UK aid along with USAID, World bank and UNICEF contributions..
300 lorries will transport the nets to 1500 distribution points
Radio broadcasts will promote the use of nets
Town criers will announce the delivery of nets to villages
9500 vounteers will be trained to visit 2million households to explain how to claim bednets
Drama groups will outline the dangers of malaria and how to hang the nets
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Click on the this logo to link to an excellent new source of information about malaria. Malaria Consortium is the world's largest not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the control of malaria.
There is a wealth of material and links on their website. Here is just one of the photos from their photo collection - spraying drainage channels (potential mosquito breeding sites) with insecticide in Mozambique.
And there is even a Facebook page!
