WHO releases new guidance on insecticide-treated mosquito nets

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WHO releases new guidance on insecticide-treated mosquito nets - 16-08-2007, 04:12 AM

The World Health Organization (WHO) today issued new global guidance for the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets to protect people from malaria. For the first time, WHO recommends that insecticidal nets be long-lasting, and distributed either free or highly subsidized and used by all community members. [Read More]

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