NUS distributes long lasting insecticides nets

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Chittagong Bureau :
Nari Unnayan Shakti organized yesterday a long lasting insecticides nets distribution program at Enayetpur High School of Hathazari upazila in Chittagong district under NFM-Malaria Control and Prevention Program. Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud, Minister for Water Resource attended as the Chief Guest at mosquito nets distribution and awareness raising program. Dr. Afroja Parvin, Executive Director of Nari Unnayan Shakti and Keshob Kumar Barua, President, Press Club, Hathazari, UP Chairman Alamgir Jaman, CIP were attended as the special guests on the occasion. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer.
Since 2007 to till date NUS has distributed 5,98,050 Long Lasting Insecticides Nets at free cost in Patia, Hathazari and Fatikchhari upazila of Chittagong district under NFM – Malaria Control and Prevention Program with the support of BRAC, GFATM and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. NUS also dipped 2,96,280 nets in malaria preventive medicine for doing those as Insecticides Treated Nets (ITN) and detected 2027 malaria patients among 1,51,250 people using blood slides and increased malaria diseases awareness among 13,25,000 people of three upazilas.
Dr. Sheikh Fazle Rabbi, Upazila Health and Family Planning Officer, Hathazari, Alamgir Jaman (CIP), Chairman, 2 No. Dholui Union Parishad, Hathazari, Barrister Anisul Islam Mahmud MP, Minister for Water Resources, Dr. Afroja Parvin, Executive Director, Nari Unnayan Shakti, President, Hathazari Press Club are seen in the picture at Mosquito Net distribution program organized by Nari Unnayan Shakti in Chittagong district.
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