Real Life Stories
BotswanaKedibonye Motlalepula
Mum of three Kedibonye often worries about whether her children will catch malaria. Two of them are under five years old and therefore at heightened risk from severe malaria – which can be deadly in young children. They live close to the Okavango Delta in Botswana, a beautiful part of Africa but also somewhere also loved by malaria carrying mosquito. Thanks to your support, last year we helped fund a mosquito net distribution campaign giving out free nets to families including Kedibonye’s so now they can sleep protected at night when malarial mosquitoes bite most.
We now know how to take care of these nets and how they are capable of protecting the community against malaria
Six months after receiving her nets, Kedibonye, was pleased to report that they had all slept safely under their nets the night before and she remarked on the positive difference the nets make to their lives: “These nets are very effective in protecting us against mosquito bites and they kill mosquitoes as they are treated with chemicals”. Kedibonye also fed back how useful she found the malaria education she received along with the nets. She says: “The talks by the nurses and health education assistants were important as we now know how to take care of these nets and how they are capable of protecting the community against malaria.”
The programme we helped to support has led to 98% of all homes in the Okavango region now having mosquito nets. This is part of the wider effort to end deaths from malaria in Botswana; significant progress has already been made with deaths from malaria cut by 87% in the last decade.
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