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AIRS Overcomes Rising Insecticide Costs to Maximize Malaria Prevention in Benin In the West African country of Benin, malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among pregnant women and children under five. The PMI-funded Africa Indoor Residual Spraying (AIRS) project helps to prevent people from contracting this deadly disease by spraying residual insecticide […]

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Women Take Charge in Malaria Prevention

Women Take Charge in Malaria Prevention

AIRS promotes women’s participation in the fight against malaria, providing them leadership opportunities in indoor residual spraying. Learn how one women in Benin is leading the way to bring about lasting development results for women and communities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQocN4ilOFs    

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Recycling program expands to Benin

You might not expect a malaria prevention project to concern itself with being green, but AIRS takes environmental protection seriously. If insecticide used for indoor residual spraying (IRS) is not kept in a secure place and properly disposed of, it could seep into the ground or people could collect plastic insecticide bottles for household use. […]

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