Cameroon suffers badly from malaria. The area around Tiko in the So...
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The bed nets were distributed by health centre personnel.
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16,000 nets were distributed in eight areas to under 5s and pregna...
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Education on the importance of nets being hung up was demonstrated...
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About a quarter of the patients who go to the hospital in Tiko Tow...
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The importance of trained health personnel was evident during the ...
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Nets waiting to be delivered to fight against a deadly disease.
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Beneficiaries are shown the paper which illustrates the proper usa...
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This area has had a high morbidity and mortality due to malaria.
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Beneficiaries work with volunteers to locate records which allow t...
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Careful records are kept to enable organizations to continue to mo...
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ID cards are checked off against beneficiary lists.
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Hard to reach villages pose special challenges to the team.
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Delivery by boat with Drive Against Malaria volunteers at the helm.
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A mosquito haven. Mosquitoes are soon to be deprived of their bloo...
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Anxious villagers approach the boat with ID cards in hand.
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Volunteers from Drive Against Malaria land on shore and begin dist...
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Women are pleased to receive the life giving net.
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Congratulations are felt as nets are put in hands and soon to be o...
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Young boys analyze their new prize - a disease free opportunity.
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Young families like this one are at the greatest risk of fatality ...
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Excitement mounts as young people gather around the newcomers to r...
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This distribution exercise was accompanied by short talk on malari...
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There were active demonstrations on how to hang up the net with an...
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This young girl and her sibling to be now stand a chance of a heal...
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The smile shows the pride and hope for a risk free sleeping enviro...
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Hanging the nets is crucial to effectiveness against malaria.
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A contented team of volunteers showing the publicity they worked h...
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