According to a note from World Vision, to which Lusa had access, the mass distribution of mosquito nets will be carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and other implementing partners, to intensify the response to the epidemic.
"Angola continues to face considerable challenges in combating malaria, but coordinated efforts between the Government, international organizations and local partners, such as World Vision Angola, have shown promising results in achieving a malaria-free Angola," it highlights.
The objective is to distribute two types of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) to the population, in addition to intra-household residual spraying (IRS) actions, monitoring of insecticide resistance, entomological surveillance, and environmental management of larval sources, in accordance with the National Malaria Control Plan (PNMC 2020).
"The campaign will be adapted based on lessons learned from previous campaigns and will be carried out in two phases: door-to-door distribution in remote and hard-to-reach areas, and distribution at fixed points in urban areas with higher population density," the note states.
The distribution of mosquito nets will be accompanied by rigorous monitoring of the effectiveness of the nets, resistance to insecticides and the evolution of the epidemiological situation.
According to World Vision, the results of previous campaigns, such as the one in 2022, "reflected a decrease of around 25 percent in deaths recorded between 2022 and 2023, falling to 9,000 compared to the previous 12,000."
According to this NGO, the main objective of the 2025 campaign is to ensure that at least 80 percent of the target population has access to mosquito nets, which will contribute significantly to reducing the incidence of the disease.
In Angola, malaria is an endemic disease, one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality that affects all age groups, with the most vulnerable being pregnant women and children under five years of age.
The geomorphological and climatic characteristics of some provinces in Angola make them at high epidemic risk.
Last Friday marked World Malaria Day, established in 2007 by the World Health Organization (WHO).
