Malaria Risk: Bed Net Usage Increases, But 90 Million African Children Still Exposed To Malaria
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 - 10:28
in Health & Medicine
The use of insecticide-treated bed nets to protect children from malaria has risen six-fold in the past seven years, according to new research. Despite this success, however, 90 million children still do not have access to this simple protective tool, and remain at risk from the life-threatening disease.
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