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Zambezi, Kavango get malaria prevention kits

Home National Zambezi, Kavango get malaria prevention kits

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The Department of Diakonia and Social Services in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) donated indoor residual malaria spray pumps, worth N$67 780, to be used before the start of the rainy season to assist malaria vector control in the Kavango West and Zambezi regions.

Seven malaria indoor residual spray pumps were handed over to Nankudu District Hospital, while Nkurenkuru Health Centre got three and in the Zambezi Region, Zambezi Town Council received five malaria indoor residual spray pumps. Katima Mulilo District Hospital received five pumps, including residual spray.

The donations were handed over on Wednesday by ELCIN as part of its initiative against malaria.
“Since this region was reported to have the highest number of malaria cases, according to the latest baseline survey, we opted to assist with the little we have to help prevent and control malaria,” said the organisation’s regional field officer Martin Alfred, who is responsible for the two Kavango regions and the Zambezi.

“The organisation will still extend donations to other regions,” he said, as they aim to contribute towards the reduction of morbidity, as well as reduce the mortality caused by malaria.

The ELCIN Department of Diakonia and Social Services also has an overall objective to empower congregations and surrounding communities to reduce the risk and vulnerability to malaria infection, as well as alleviate the impact of the disease on affected households.

The strategic priority of the organisation is to focus on prevention and control, sustainable livelihood, treatment and institutional capacity-building.