One of the most prevalant issues in Central Africa is that of disease. Death by disease is one of the most harrowing experiences for the Rwanda people, and this fact has permeated into their daily life. The diseases, spread by mosquitos, are almost always fatal and the children are the ones that suffer for it. Still, in this time of war and turmoil, an organization has arisen to help fight the ongoing infections. Unicef delivered a mass of 150,000 mosquito nets to the city of Rwanda, to prepare for the mosquito season. The heavy rains that dominate this season bring about mosquitos which increases the chance of malaria. With mosquito nets, the mosquitos can not get close to the people to attempt to bite them, halting the spread of disease. To think of how deadly this disease is, 40% of children under 5 and under are sick with malaria in Rwanda. The mosquito net has helped the society reducing the amount of people infected with malaria down to 20%.
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