It was about the safety of insecticide-treated bed nets. Moreover, the insecticide-treated mosquito nets used in homes have been evaluated for safety several times using rigorous scientific methods and processes. For malaria, bed nets treated with insecticides offer an effective strategy in the fight against malaria. I, therefore, echo the WHO call to scale up the use of insecticide-treated bed nets to control malaria. Current scientific evidence and the WHO says that pyrethroids used in bed nets are safe, and everyone living in malaria-prone areas should use one, and those who don’t have the nets should get them from health centres.

Source: Daily Nation May 08, 2017 19:17 UTC