19 July 2011
Huambo — About 65,000 homes will receive a mosquito killer spray in September and October this year in the cities of Huambo and Caála, under the Malaria Fight and Control Programme.
According to the programme coordinator, Amândio Natito, the programme is intended to reduce the vector of malaria in private homes and kill the insects causing the disease, including cockroaches.
Amândio Natito also said that during the operation, staff of the Provincial Department of Public Health and the Malaria Fight and Control Programme, aided by Cuban specialists, will also combat other insects in all districts of the province.
He stressed that the drugs that are used either in spray or anti-larval stage and the programme have an effective power lasting nine months.
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Over 60,000 Houses to Get Mosquito Killer Spray in Huambo