Net gain : a new method for preventing malaria deaths /

A finely spun net could prevent as many as one-third of all child deaths in Africa, reports IDRC's new publication, Net Gain. Studies conducted in The Gambia, Ghana, and Kenya show that the insecticide-treated mosquito net reduced the mortality rate of children under 5 years of age by up to 63...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: International Development Research Centre (Canada), World Health Organization
Otros Autores: Lengeler, Christian, Cattani, Jacqueline, De Savigny, Don
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa, ON, Canada : International Development Research Centre, [1996]
Temas:
Malaria > Prevention.
Mosquitoes > Control.
Insecticides.
Malaria > prevention & control
Mosquito Control
Insecticides
Mosquito Control > methods
Paludisme > Prévention.
Moustiques > Lutte contre.
insecticide.
MEDICAL > Preventive Medicine.
MEDICAL > Forensic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Public Health.
Malaria > Prevention
Mosquitoes > Control
Africa.
Africa
Afrique.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; Chapter 1. From Research to Implementation; Chapter 2. The Technical Issues; Chapter 3. Experiences of Implementation; Chapter 4. Promotion in Sub-Saharan Africa; Chapter 5. Conclusions and Recommendations for Action; Appendix 1. Acronyms and Abbreviations; Appendix 2. Workshop Participants and Contributing Authors; Bibliography; Index.

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