Tag: malaria prevention

The Slap That Sparked Malaria Awareness Among Makonde Artisanal Miners

Kuda Pembere

By Kuda Pembere in Makonde By the banks of the Angwa River in Makonde District, James, an artisanal miner, vividly recalls the night his friend slapped him across the face. That slap, meant to kill a mosquito, set off a chain of events that ended up saving his life. In May 2025, James and his friend Jeremiah were digging for gold at night. Unaware of how malaria spreads, James thought the sting was nothing serious. The slap was hard. I just thought so were his palms. He showed me the…

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SC Johnson Wins WHO Backing for New Tool to Prevent Malaria and Other Insect-Borne Diseases

Michael Gwarisa
SC Johnson Guardian™

By Staff Reporter  NAIROBI, KENYA, August 15, 2025 – Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a policy recommendation for spatial repellents to be used as an innovative tool to help fight insect-borne diseases like malaria. SC Johnson, maker of household brands such as OFF!®, Baygon® and Raid® and leaders in insect science, has been working towards this achievement for more than a decade and has already been distributing millions of its own company-developed and manufactured spatial repellents – SC Johnson Guardian™ and SC Johnson Mosquito Shield™ – to communities…

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