Tag: cloth wraps
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Cloth Wraps Treated with Insecticide Could Reduce Malaria in Babies: A Groundbreaking Uganda Study
New Hope in the Fight Against Malaria In many parts of the world, babies are carried on their mothers’ backs in cloth wraps, a time-honored caregiving practice. Recent research conducted in Uganda suggests a transformative twist on this traditional method: treating those cloth wraps with a safe, insecticide could substantially reduce malaria infections in infants.…
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Cloth Wraps Treated with Insecticide Cut Malaria in Babies: A Promising Tool
Introduction: A centuries-old practice meets modern malaria prevention In many parts of Africa, Asia, and Latin America, mothers have carried their babies on their backs using cloth wraps for generations. These wraps are more than carriers; they are intimate tools for bonding, comfort, and daily chores. Now, a new twist on this traditional practice is…
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Cloth wraps treated with insecticide cut malaria cases in babies
New Hope in Malaria Prevention: Treated Cloth Wraps for Infants Across continents, families have long carried babies in cloth wraps on their mothers’ backs. This centuries-old practice is now drawing attention from public health researchers who see a potential lifesaving twist: treating these wraps with a safe insecticide to deter malaria-carrying mosquitoes. A recent study…