Fight Against Malaria: Yaounde to Host 6th Pan- African Mosquito Conference

Pan-African conference aimed at stepping up the fight against Malaria will hold in the nation's capital between September 23 to 25.

Organised by the Pan-African Mosquito Control Association (PAMCA), the conference will take place under the theme," Strengthening Surveillance Systems for Vector-borne Disease Elimination in Africa".

The 6th annual conference and exhibition on vector-borne disease will assemble over 350 scientists, researchers and nongovernmental actors, members of civil society, institutions from the private sector from across Africa and around the globe.

In a press release issued by PAMCA, the main objective of the conference is to provide a platform for African institutions to show case the latest research on vector control, discuss innovation and establish networks for collaboration between researchers and strengthen advocacy for the promotion of Africa innovation and the mobilization of resources for African-led initiatives for the fight against diseases.

Malaria remain a threat to Cameroonians and Africans as a whole. According to statistics from the ministry of Public Health in Cameroon, malaria affects some two million people each year, which represents 30% of consultations and 40% of hospitalisations.

Despite frequent distribution of treated mosquito bed nets to the population, data collected from the ministry showed only 59% of the population used treated bed nets in 2018
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