Sentences with phrase «bed net coverage»

The reasons aren't quite clear; in Luapula Province, bed net coverage declined, but it remained high in Eastern Province, says WHO's Richard Cibulskis, the report's main author; perhaps the fact that the nets are too old now is the problem, he says.

In São Tomé and Príncipe, a tiny two - island island nation off the West African coast, bed net coverage was among the highest in Africa as early as 2007, and the majority of the population was also protected using indoor spraying between 2005 and 2007.

Aging nets may also be the reason that Rwanda, another front - runner in terms of bed net coverage, saw an upswing late in 2008 and 2009, after a period of dramatic success.

As a result, after many years in which bed net coverage was extremely low, it is now soaring, and malaria cases are falling sharply in those places in Africa where mass bed net distribution is being deployed.

Not exact matches

A ten - year - old bed lost in a fire would net a policy holder a lot less money under ACV coverage than it would under full replacement coverage.