Net gain : a new method for preventing malaria deaths

Net gain : a new method for preventing malaria deaths / edited by Christian Lengeler, Jacqueline Cattani and Don de Savigny.

A finely spun net could prevent as many as one-third of all child deaths in Africa, reports IDRC's new publication, Net Gain. Studies conducted in The Gambia, Ghana, and Kenya show that the insecticide-treated mosquito net reduced the mortality rate of children under 5 years of age by up to 63...

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Corporate Authors: International Development Research Centre (Canada), World Health Organization
Other Authors: Lengeler, Christian, Cattani, Jacqueline, De Savigny, Don
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa, ON, Canada : International Development Research Centre, [1996]
Subjects:
Malaria > Prevention.
Mosquitoes > Control.
Insecticides.
insecticide.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Insecticides
Malaria > Prevention
Mosquitoes > Control
Africa.
Africa
Online Access:Click for online access
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Summary:A finely spun net could prevent as many as one-third of all child deaths in Africa, reports IDRC's new publication, Net Gain. Studies conducted in The Gambia, Ghana, and Kenya show that the insecticide-treated mosquito net reduced the mortality rate of children under 5 years of age by up to 63 percent. Net Gain reviews and discusses the development of the treated mosquito net, focusing on the technology, its implementation, and its promotion.
Item Description:Co-published by the World Health Organization.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 189 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-176) and index.
ISBN:1552503054
9781552503058
1280849738
9781280849732
9786610849734
6610849730
Access:Unrestricted online access.
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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