Thursday
October 3
2024

Africa to Get First Manufacturing Hub for Next-Generation Malaria Nets

By Jenny Lei Ravelo

One of the biggest producers of mosquito nets globally is partnering with the Nigerian government to establish a facility in the country that would serve as the first manufacturing hub for insecticide-treated nets in West Africa, and the first across the continent to produce a new generation of nets that are deemed more effective in fighting insecticide-resistant mosquitoes.

Photo courtesy of bo.peter.

Source: Devex (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care
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innovation, manufacturing, public health, public-private partnerships