A train carrying enough free mosquito nets for nearly one in ten of the population of the Republic of Congo
This is part of the largest ever distribution of nets - by the end of the year the government says every pregnant woman and child under five will have one.
In Africa, malaria kills more children than Aids does - at least a million Africans die of malaria every year. By using insecticide-soaked mosquito nets donated by the Japanese government and charities in the US, people can protect themselves at night when many mosquitoes are particularly active. This is a good case study for you to use in the Higher and Int 2 courses.
A woman who was given one of the nets at the ceremony to welcome the train is pictured above.
"I'm really happy because we have too many mosquitoes. So thanks for this net. This will help us avoid malaria," she says.
"Before today, my one-month-old baby slept under a mosquito net but it wasn't one that was impregnated. It didn't stop the mosquitoes."
Unicef hope this net distribution will save at least 15,000 lives a year. The UN estimate malaria costs African economies $12 billion a year.
This is part of the largest ever distribution of nets - by the end of the year the government says every pregnant woman and child under five will have one.
In Africa, malaria kills more children than Aids does - at least a million Africans die of malaria every year. By using insecticide-soaked mosquito nets donated by the Japanese government and charities in the US, people can protect themselves at night when many mosquitoes are particularly active. This is a good case study for you to use in the Higher and Int 2 courses.
A woman who was given one of the nets at the ceremony to welcome the train is pictured above.
"I'm really happy because we have too many mosquitoes. So thanks for this net. This will help us avoid malaria," she says.
"Before today, my one-month-old baby slept under a mosquito net but it wasn't one that was impregnated. It didn't stop the mosquitoes."
Unicef hope this net distribution will save at least 15,000 lives a year. The UN estimate malaria costs African economies $12 billion a year.
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