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Tanzania's 'Magic Power' Mosquito Net to Ward Off Malaria

February 17, 2008 at 1:36 PM Tropical Disease News

US President George W. Bush will discover one of Africa's most powerful weapons in the fight against malaria: a mosquito net treated with an insecticide that stays potent for five years.

Tanzania's 'Magic Power' Mosquito Net to Ward Off Malaria

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Bush is due to visit a factory in Tanzania producing the nets, A to Z Textile Mills, on Monday, as part of his Africa tour to highlight efforts to improve health on the continent.

Called the Nguvu ya Ajabu (Magic Power) Olyset net, the innovation was launched in 2004 in the Arusha factory which is now churning out 10 million of these bug barriers every year, sold throughout 25 African countries.

Made from a synthetic weave that is impregnated with the insecticide permethrin, the net is the result of a partnership between the Tanzanian factory and the Japanese chemical giant Sumitomo Chemicals.

A to Z Textile Mills is the only factory in Africa to produce the life-saving nets that repel mosquitos carrying the parasite that causes the disease.

Malaria remains the number one cause of death among children under five in Africa. The UN World Health Organisation estimates that 1.2 million people die of the disease every year, mostly children.

The Geneva-based Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria in November hailed "spectacular" progress in fighting malaria, as the number of bed nets to protect against mosquitoes available rose by 155 percent.

"Insecticide-treated bed nets are one of the key tools to prevent malaria and it is important that everybody living in malaria endemic regions has access to one," said Awa Marie Coll-Seck, the executive director of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership.

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