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VIDEO: Mali Uses Culture to Promote Net Use

May 14th, 2009 | Posted by emily

Ministers of Health are meeting in Geneva this week and one thing they’re talking about is the fight against malaria in Africa. Malaria No More and Johns Hopkins University’s Voices for a Malaria-Free Future, as part of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership, put together this video to show how Mali is fighting and winning the battle to end malaria deaths.

MNM and international partners teamed up with the government of Mali to distribute mosquito nets to distribute 2.7 million mosquito nets in December 2007. Now, Mali has the highest mosquito net utilization rate in Africa, thanks in large part to their use of local music, theater and sport to create a culture of net use. Congratulations!

Ministres de Santé rendez-vous cette semaine à Genève et une des sujets à discuter est la lutte contre le paludisme en Afrique. Malaria No More et VOICES, qui font parti de Roll Back Malaria, assemblaient ce vidéo pour montrer comment le Mali lutte contre le palu. Le Mali a maintenant le taux d’utilisation le plus élevé de moustiquaires imprégnée d’insecticides en Afrique, grâce à l’utilisation de la  musique locale, le théâtre et le sport pour encourager une culture d’utilisation. Félicitations !

One Response to “VIDEO: Mali Uses Culture to Promote Net Use”

  1. Fighting Against Malari-la-la-la | Buzzwords Blog | News | Malaria No More Says:

    [...] Listen to the song here and find out how it helped Mali achieve the highest net utilization rate in Africa. [...]

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