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Major gains in villagers’ war against killer malaria
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- Published on Friday, 19 October 2007 03:21
Mrs Esther Keraa Ogeto is a resident of malaria prone Kisii District.
Her family used to experience recurrent malaria attacks, but due measures taken by the Government and its development partners, malaria infections are a thing of the past. 
Kisii District Hospital’s main entrance. Photo/ FILE
To Mrs Ogeto, 40, the distribution of Insecticide Treated Nets (ITNs) has ended her worst nightmare of malaria infections in her family of six.
“We used to spend a lot of money on treatment. It was a big relief when the nets were introduced,” she added.
“Previously, I used to have malaria infections in my family monthly. But after we started sleeping under treated nets, malaria has become history,” she said at her home in Keuni Village, Bigege sub-location in Mosocho Division.
Mosocho area in Kitutu Chache constituency has been marked out as a malaria prone area.
Mrs Ogeto is the chairperson of Mosocho Enka Enyia, a community based group involved in the fight against female genital mutilation. She works at Fulda Mosocho an NGO, which is also involved in fighting the age-old custom.
Spraying of homes
She says the Ministry of Health also introduced the spraying of homes with anti- mosquitoes chemicals.
She adds: “We have also been trained on Health education and more especially malaria prevention by the Ministry of Health personnel. Even my neighbours don’t complain of malaria attacks these days.”
