You can play your valuable part in the campaign to prevent spread of malaria: l Ensuring that your children wear full sleeved clothes and cover their legs for protection against mosquito bites l Using mosquito nets at home l Preventing mosquito entry by keeping doors and windows closed and installing anti-mosquito screens.
l Using mosquito repellent cream on skin during both day and night at mosquito infested sites
l Changing water once weekly in flower vases and drain trays of potted plants
l Preventing indoor or outdoor water stagnation even in smallest of containers
l Not storing water in open containers and covering all water containers with lids
l Scrubbing and cleaning margins of containers used for storing water
l Ensuring regular cleaning of water tanks
l Storing old drums or barrels upside down to prevent water accumulation
l Covering the septic water tank that collects waste from your office/residence fully with a lid and have no gaps between the slabs
l Getting your overhead cement tank, garden cement tank, underground sump and ornamental fountain cleaned
l Cleaning and thoroughly scrubbing the water coolers that are one of the major sources of mosquito breeders (Aedes) once a week. — www.theglobalfund.org