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Liberia: Germany Gives Over 300,000 Mosquito Nets
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The Inquirer (Monrovia)
10 March 2008
Posted to the web 12 March 2008
C. Winnie Saywah
The Government of Germany has handed over some 300,000 Insecticide Treated Nets (ITN) to the citizens of Liberia in fulfillment of the German Chancellor Angela Merkel"s pledge during her recent visit to the country.
During the presentation ceremony which took place at the premises of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare last Thursday, the German Ambassador to Liberia Ilse Lindemann-Macha said the donation represented a meaningful German contribution to the fight against malaria in Liberia.
Amb. Lindemann-Macha said acknowledging that malaria is the primary cause for morbidity and mortality in Liberia, the German government has join in the fight for the immediate action to down scale such treats posed to vulnerable communities.
The German Ambassador said other areas identified are Grand Gedeh 50.500; Grand Kru16.500; Maryland 66.000; River Cess16.500; River Gee 35.500 and Sinoe 36.500 respectively.
She disclosed that Welthungerhilfe was put in charge of organizing and facilitating the German donation alongside the Liberian National Malaria Control Program as part of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare.
She said the discussions to have the nets in Liberia begun long ago and the South East has been identified as the areas most in need for the donation since the German organization Welthungerhilfe has been operating the for some time now.
Receiving the German donation, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare Walter Gwengale thanked the people and government of Germany adding that the donation comes at the time when citizens are most frequently being diagnosed of the sickness, malaria.
He said his ministry is trying to do more and get more of such donations that would help eradicate the sickness from Liberia but that what is most disturbing is to see citizens cut the nets to make bathing scrubs.
Minister Gwengale said the ITN are for the prevention of malaria especially for pregnant women and children and not to scrub skin or for bathing noting that worst of all those who are recipients also go about selling the nets.
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He pleaded that those who are beneficiaries of the nets should desist from selling them and promised the German delegation that the nets would be distributed and served for the intended purpose.
Meanwhile, the distribution partners who entered the agreement with the German organization for the complete distribution phase are to work along with the County Health Teams, Community Health Workers in the counties so as to reach every targeted person and guarantee the complete coverage of the respective counties.
The balance nets will be given to clinic and health facilities throughout the country wile the German intervention will be closed down by July 2008.
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