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Mosquito nets are saving children's lives in Mozambique
Rachelle, 16, is peeling green and red vegetables in front of her house. She is preparing a traditional dish that is supposed to protect against malaria and hepatitis. The fear of malaria is everywhere in Mozambique and for good reason. Every year, over 25,000 children under five years of age die of malaria, which remains the leading cause of infant mortality.
Social marketing enables widespread use of mosquito nets in Malawi
In a small district hospital of Kasungu, central Malawi, Kate is wrapping her three-day-old son in a yellow blanket. She smiles at her baby, oblivious to her environment. She doesn't notice the green mosquito net that hangs above her bed, like a colourful detail in the white room. This detail could save her son's life.
