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Kenyan malaria success strengthens call for free insecticide-treated nets for all

08-17-2007 · EurekAlert!

Experts have today called for international agencies to provide insecticide-treated bed nets for all children in Africa as the most equitable way of tackling malaria. Their call is supported by new research co-funded by the Wellcome Trust showing how successful a scheme run by the Kenyan government has been at distributing the nets.

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