Blantyre, Malawi — Malawi has begun a mass distribution of mosquito nets, aiming to reach almost half the country's population of 18 million people. Khumbize Kandodo-Chiponda, Malawi's minister of health, says the intervention is a response to the health threat malaria is posing in Malawi. Our population we are targeting we are about 18 million, that why we reached the figure of 9 million," Kandodo-Chiponda said. Janet Kayita, the World Health Organization country representative in Malawi, said the campaign is among major steps Malawi has successfully taken against malaria. "Malawi has been exceptional in taking forward WHO recommendations on what to do, how to prevent malaria, how to treat malaria.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 14, 2021 10:42 UTC