In the last few decades we have seen a dramatic growth in chemical manufacturing and other human activities that result in the release of toxic pollutants into the environment. Some of these activities pose a serious threat to human health and the environment. Of particular importance in pests and vector control is...
NetWorks Contributions & Net Distributions
May, 2006
Malindi – 4,000 LLITNs
4,000 LLITNs - Vestergaard Frandsen PermaNets have been purchased for $24,000 (nets $5, plus average of $1 for transport, installment, education and control). The effectiveness of the LLITNs will be enhanced by the organized coordination and the involvement of the local population, the removal of mosquito breeding grounds and...
A Partner for NetWorks
The NetWorks mandate adopted at the FAWCO 2005 Birmingham Conference was based on the desire to supply insecticide treated bed nets (ITNs) as the most cost- efficient method for the prevention of malaria. We wanted a project with which we could closely identify and that addressed the concerns of FAWCO’s Global...
NetWorks - FAWCO Takes Up the MDG Challenge
At the 2005 FAWCO Conference in Birmingham there was much excitement as the delegates committed to take on one of the world’s great problems and unanimously agreed to:
“take up the global challenge for reducing poverty and improving lives by promoting and supporting the Millennium Development Goals. More specifically, they resolved to address...
Malaria: General Description
Malaria is a life-threatening parasitic disease transmitted by mosquitoes. It was once thought that the disease came from fetid marshes, hence the name mal aria, ((bad air). In 1880, scientists discovered the real cause of malaria, a one-cell parasite called plasmodium. Later they discovered that the parasite is transmitted from person to person through the bite of...
