Kenya
The BION project (Biotisho-o-ntomonko-o-nkerra, meaning health for children
and mothers) is chiefly concerned to relieve Maasai children living around
Lake Magadi from the burden of malaria. The project, which serves about 3000
children, is now managed by a committee of local mothers and is registered
with the Ministry of Gender and Children's Services.
A major success, made possible
with funds from STACC and from Rotary, has been the purchase and treatment
of insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) thereby reducing the biting opportunities
fro the mosquitoes that transmit malaria parasites.
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