Mosquito nets mass distribution begins September

National Malaria Control Programme has said the countrywide door-to-door distribution of Long Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) begins in September this year.

Programme task force chairperson Happy Kondowe said this in Nkhotakota this week during training of the district task force on preparation for the exercise.

He said the exercise will take place in phases in the three regions of the country.

Said Kondowe:“It will start in September in the South, October in the Centre and November in the Northern Region. We urge the district task force to help us use community structures to reach out to every household so that they register.

He said this activity will be unique because it will follow the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation of one net per two people as opposed to previous exercises which followed the sleeping space system.

According to Kondowe, over 10 million nets will be distributed. n