Addis Ababa, October 26, 2022 (FBC) – Ministry of Health has distributed mosquito nets to 449 vulnerable woredas which prone to malaria.
The national Malaria Day has been co-organized by Ministry of Health, Amhara Region Health Bureau and the Ethiopian Public Health Institute in Bahir Dar Zuria woreda.
On the occasion, the Health State Minister, Dr. Dereje Duguma said effective control, prevention and elimination of malaria is one of the achievements Ethiopia has registered as per its Millennium Development Goals of the health sector.
But, he said, due to some failures in use of nets and insecticides, there is prevalence of malaria relapse in some areas which are more susceptible to the disease.
To prevent spread of the disease, the Ministry of Health is currently distributing 19.7 million mosquito nets to vulnerable communities living in 6,134 kebels in 449 woredas.