Malaria in camps for internally-displaced persons in Uganda: evaluation of an insecticide-treated bednet distribution programme
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Malaria in camps for internally-displaced persons in Uganda: evaluation of an insecticide-treated bednet distribution programme.
Malaria is a key health problem among displaced populations in malaria-endemic areas. Mass distribution of insecticide-treated bednets (ITN) to prevent malaria is often carried out in complex emergencies, but there are few data on the outcome or operational effectiveness of such programmes. In June 2001, Medecins Sans Frontieres completed a mass distribution of ITNs (Permanet) to internally dis...
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عنوان ژورنال: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0035-9203
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2004.01.012