国际英语资讯:Cameroon begins distribution of 15 million mosquito nets to fight malaria
<p><span word="YAOUNDE">YAOUNDE</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 13-- <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="distribute">distribute</span> 15 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="mosquito">mosquito</span> <span word="nets">nets</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="organize">organize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mosquito">mosquito</span> <span word="bed">bed</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 50 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span>," <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>, <span word="Manaouda">Manaouda</span> <span word="Malachie">Malachie</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="east">east</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>, <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Prevalence">Prevalence</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> 33 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="to">to</span> 24 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018 <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sensitization">sensitization</span>, <span word="prevention">prevention</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sinata">Sinata</span> <span word="Koulla">Koulla</span>-<span word="Shiro">Shiro</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="preventive">preventive</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pregnant">pregnant</span> <span word="women">women</span>, <span word="free">free</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="under">under</span> 5 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reduction">reduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="malaria">malaria</span>," <span word="Koulla">Koulla</span>-<span word="Shiro">Shiro</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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