Use of bednets to prevent malaria saves African children's lives
Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - 18:30
in Health & Medicine
In several sub-Saharan African countries, the rapid, widespread implementation of insecticide treated nets (often referred to as ITNs -- which can prevent malaria by protecting those sleeping under them from the bites of night-flying, malaria parasite-carrying mosquitoes) has been accompanied by significant reductions in child deaths, real life findings that reflect the results of clinical trials and support continued efforts to scale-up and maintain ITN coverage in sub-Saharan Africa.