Strategic partnerships crucial for malaria bednets amid COVID-19 says Vestergaard
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By Sola Ogundipe
As part of the events for World Malaria Day 2021, leading bednet manufacturer, Vestergaard has reiterated its call for strategic partnerships to accelerate innovation in malaria bednets in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speaking at the second installment of the three-part webinar series, the Chief Executive Officer, Vestergaard, Michael Joos, hinted that bednet development must progress as fast as mosquito’s resistance evolves.
In his brief at the panel discussion, hosted by The Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) and its partners to discuss lessons and opportunities in the fight against malaria, Joos reminded participants that long-lasting insecticidal nets are the backbone of malaria control programmes on which additional interventions are layered.
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‘Bednet development must progress as fast as mosquito’s resistance evolve’
Ahead of World Malaria Day this weekend (April 25), leading bednet manufacturer, a renowned global health company, Vestergaard has partnered the Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) and others to discuss lessons and opportunities in the fight against Malaria.
During a virtual round table conference hosted by CAMA, Vestergaard has emphasized that long-lasting insecticidal nets are the backbone of malaria control programmes on which additional interventions are layered.
The netmaker: Michael Joos, CEO of Vestergaard.
The conference highlighted how countries and businesses have adapted their health programmes in the battle against malaria in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting opportunities for collaboration to scale up malaria control efforts and impacts.
JOOS: New generation bednets with new insecticides must be brought to market quickly
On Thursday 22 April 2021, global health company Vestergaard once again formed part of a panel discussion, hosted by The Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) and its partners to discuss lessons and opportunities in the fight against Malaria.
Taking place only days before World Malaria Day, the second instalment of the three-part webinar series highlighted how countries and businesses have adapted their health programmes in the battle against malaria in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting opportunities for collaboration to scale up malaria control efforts and impacts.
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