UNICEF: Insecticide-treated bed nets save lives in Ethiopia

SHEBEDINO, Ethiopia, 5 August 2008 -- The rainy season is well underway in much of Ethiopia, but while the rains bring hope to rural communities, they also create ideal breeding conditions for malaria-carrying mosquitoes.

Over twenty million insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) have been distributed to more than ten million households in malaria-prone areas of Ethiopia since 2005. The nets have only a three-year lifespan, however, so those that were distributed early in the campaign now need replacement.

Mulunesh Musse shares one such treated bednet with her four children in Shebedino District. The bednet is now ripped along one side and has a gaping hole in front, so it no longer fully protects her and her family from malaria.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/ethiopia_45066.html

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