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 One of the most critical aspects in the global response to malaria is strategic bed net distribution – a key element in creating resilience in health systems. Malaria, one of the most prevalent insect-borne parasitic diseases in the world, is caused by Plasmodium parasites transmitted to people through the bites of anopheline mosquitoes. With baneful […]

 Recently, I was asked to recommend the proper sleeping net for a friend traveling to a tropical region where malaria is common. It’s an important question: malaria still is one of the world’s biggest health issues. Mosquitos such as the Anopheles collectively bite more than 300 million people every year, and nearly half a million

 Bed nets are one of the best weapons in the fight against malaria. The mosquitoes that carry the disease tend to bite under a starry sky or just after dawn, when people are asleep. Simple bed nets, if deployed correctly, can prevent the mosquitoes from biting, and therefore can prevent malaria. By reducing the number

Bed nets for malaria are one of the most effective public health interventions available. However, the distribution of these bed nets can be a major undertaking for researchers, requiring considerable work involving local communities to stand a chance of success. Thus, how can we effectively organize community engagement to ensure that bed nets reach those

 The insecticide-treated bed net is one of the most powerful tools to reduce malaria to date. For many years, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, these simple yet life-saving devices have formed the backbone of malaria control programs. This article will show how distributing bed nets creates improved agency for targeted populations, leveraging a case study to

 To this day, malaria remains a public health issue in much of the world, particularly in the tropics and subtropics, primarily in sub-Saharan Africa. One of the most successful techniques employed to prevent malaria is the use of insecticide-treated bed nets. Unfortunately, the mere distribution of bed nets to communities will not suffice if the

 The use of bed nets to prevent malaria is saving millions of lives, but just handing out nets won’t make the biggest difference: it’s the delivery services that decide whether people sleep in nets and stay free from malaria. Women’s empowerment is again proving to be key to better community health, reaching more people and

Mobile health technology (mHealth) has the potential to revolutionize the delivery of healthcare, particularly through better management of chronic diseases and the ability to funnel crucial health information into medical activities. Notably, mobile health allows for tracking and tracing at every level, from individual patients to entire communities, in ways that will significantly enhance the

 The use of bed nets remains one of the most effective weapons in the fight against malaria. Malaria-carrying mosquitoes can be deterred from getting inside with bed nets, causing the number of malaria outbreaks and fatalities to plummet. This remains one of the most effective means of protecting people from this awful scourge. However, while

 One aspect of the global effort in the long-running fight against malaria that often goes unnoticed is the ecological impact of bed nets. Bed nets, especially those with insecticide-treated materials, have decreased malaria cases across the world. However, once they reach their functional obsolescence, it become a breeding ground for ecological crises with mass adverse