In order to eliminate malaria carrying mosquitoes, the USAID supported
Tanzania Vector Control Scale-Up Project in partnership with the malaria control programs in
Tanzania and Zanzibar implemented indoor residual spraying in 28 districts, covering a
cumulative 5.9 million households in the Lake Zone and Zanzibar.
On Tuesday, December 15, 2015, the United States Agency for International Development
(USAID), the Government of Tanzania, and RTI International convened at the Hyatt Regency
Hotel to celebrate significant reductions in malaria morbidity and mortality in mainland Tanzania
and Zanzibar, which have resulted in the protection of up to 8.5 million people annually.
This
progress was made possible in large part by the Tanzania Vector Control Scale-up Project,
implemented by RTI International with support from USAID through the U.S. President’s
Malaria Initiative (PMI). The celebration was attended by representatives of the National Malaria
Control Programme (NMCP) and the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme (ZAMEP) as
well as others working to control malaria in Tanzania and across sub-Saharan Africa.
The Tanzania Vector Control Scale-up Project, which began in 2006 and will conclude its
activities in September 2016, contributed to a substantial decrease in illness and death caused by
malaria through a combination of interventions, including indoor residual spraying of households
with insecticide (IRS), distribution of insecticide-treated bed nets, and enhanced disease
surveillance.
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"....in Tanzania and Zanzibar....' What is that supposed to mean?
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