The
government together with anti-malaria organizations has launched a one
year nationwide campaign to distribute about 22.3 million long-lasting
insecticide-treated mosquito nets.
Speaking during a ceremony to mark World Malaria Day, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tanzania Mission director of health, Miriam Lutz said after increasing awareness and the use of pesticide nets, malaria infections have been reduced by 50 per cent.
She said yesterday that distribution of pesticide nets has increased from 23 per cent in 2006 to 90 per cent last year, increasing the number of children using mosquito nets by 90 per cent.
“This trend shows that the fight against malaria has helped the country to reduce number of deaths caused by new malaria infections,” she said.
Since 2013, the United States President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) has distributed about one million mosquito nets to 2,300 schools located in the southern part of the country.
“Today marks World Malaria Day. The US government through PMI is proud to have partnered with the government of Tanzania on this important issue,” she declared.
As a result of PMI in Tanzania, there has been a 28 per cent reduction in mortality rates among children under five, while Zanzibar is presently in a pre-elimination phase in the fight against malaria.
The United States, under PMI, has pledged $1.2 billion over a period of five years to help fight malaria in 15 sub-Saharan countries.
Tanzania was one of the first beneficiaries of this programme, providing and distributing free of charge about 240,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets to every expectant mother and child under age five.
Officiating at the launch, Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Said Meck Sadiki said each household registered to receive long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito will be given it free of charge.
He said that the process of distributing long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets will be conducted to each zone and the date of the exercise will be announced.
“The process of distributing long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito across the country aims at ensuring the government manages to provide this service by 80 percent,” he said.
Through an under five catch-up campaign ending in May 2010, the government with USAID help distributed 8.7million long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets, targeting children under five.
Through the universal coverage campaign (UCC) started on October 2010 up to October 2011 17.6 million long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito were distributed to families using the Tanzania National Vouchers Scheme.
Speaking during a ceremony to mark World Malaria Day, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Tanzania Mission director of health, Miriam Lutz said after increasing awareness and the use of pesticide nets, malaria infections have been reduced by 50 per cent.
She said yesterday that distribution of pesticide nets has increased from 23 per cent in 2006 to 90 per cent last year, increasing the number of children using mosquito nets by 90 per cent.
“This trend shows that the fight against malaria has helped the country to reduce number of deaths caused by new malaria infections,” she said.
Since 2013, the United States President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) has distributed about one million mosquito nets to 2,300 schools located in the southern part of the country.
“Today marks World Malaria Day. The US government through PMI is proud to have partnered with the government of Tanzania on this important issue,” she declared.
As a result of PMI in Tanzania, there has been a 28 per cent reduction in mortality rates among children under five, while Zanzibar is presently in a pre-elimination phase in the fight against malaria.
The United States, under PMI, has pledged $1.2 billion over a period of five years to help fight malaria in 15 sub-Saharan countries.
Tanzania was one of the first beneficiaries of this programme, providing and distributing free of charge about 240,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets to every expectant mother and child under age five.
Officiating at the launch, Dar es Salaam Regional Commissioner Said Meck Sadiki said each household registered to receive long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito will be given it free of charge.
He said that the process of distributing long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets will be conducted to each zone and the date of the exercise will be announced.
“The process of distributing long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito across the country aims at ensuring the government manages to provide this service by 80 percent,” he said.
Through an under five catch-up campaign ending in May 2010, the government with USAID help distributed 8.7million long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets, targeting children under five.
Through the universal coverage campaign (UCC) started on October 2010 up to October 2011 17.6 million long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito were distributed to families using the Tanzania National Vouchers Scheme.
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