Sentences with phrase «than bed nets»

The government should be more concerned about military equipment than bed nets because providing for defense I emphasize defense) of the people of the US against those who would threaten our lives, liberty or property with force is one of it's primary roles; being a charity is not.

«Are we saying that every piece of military equipment is more important than bed nets, children's health and nutrition for low - income families?»

Not exact matches

Part of this success is due to President George W. Bush's President's Malaria Initiative, which helped ensure that more than 1 million bed nets were distributed across the country, and leadership from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria.

The Global Fund, underway in more than 140 countries, has delivered 104 million insecticide treated bed nets and 108 million highly effective doses of malaria medicines, and has also protected millions of homes through indoor spraying.

In Ethiopia, deaths were cut in half after more than 20 million bed nets were delivered, covering those most at risk — particularly women and children.

Ideally, ethyl pyruvate would be cheaper than DEET and sprayed on bed nets or other surfaces to act as a short - term human invisibility cloak to keep mosquitoes away, Ray says.

But when the massive rollout of insecticide - treated bed nets began in Africa in the early 2000s — more than a billion have been distributed — little thought was given to resistance, says Maureen Coetzee, director of the Wits Research Institute for Malaria at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.

One of the reasons for the more aggressive stance is President Bush's Malaria Initiative, launched in 2005 after Congress reproved USAID for spending the lion's share of its budget on operational costs — and less than 8 percent on the insecticides, bed nets, and medicines that would actually save lives.

It has supported the distribution of approximately 30 million antimalaria bed nets, helped to get nearly one million Africans on antiretroviral treatment and helped to cure more than two million people of TB.

More than a decade ago, bed nets treated with pyretheroids — a class of pesticides that includes deltamethrin — were rolled out in Africa in a big way to fight malaria.

The Global Fund has helped to deliver more than 190 million bed nets to protect families from malaria.

4x4 - 4.10 gears4 inch lift, Hardtop and full doors, Bimini and cargo net for rear, bed - lined interior, custom center console with radio, LED light bar and fog lamps, quick disconnects in front, tires have less than 5000 miles on them.

BEDROOM TWO - King - size four - poster bed with netting - Decorated with Lombok pottery lamps - Air conditioned - Built - in wardrobe - Shared semi open - air ensuite bathroom with walk - in shower and twin vanities BEDROOM THREE - Slightly smaller than the other two bedrooms - Four - poster king - size bed - Air conditioned - Built - in wardrobes - Shared semi open - air ensuite bathroom (with bedroom two) with walk - in shower and twin vanities

The risk of malaria is lower than ever, and to ensure your comfort, we have mosquito nets in every room, which an employee will come to set up over your bed every evening.

There is a very romantic and comfortable king - sized netted bed in the master bedroom which is completed with none less than a shag pile rug which lies under a soaring roof.

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.