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Provincial Medical Directorate, Matabeleland North donates mosquito control chemicals
04 Dec 2015 at 05:47hrs | Views
The Provincial Medical Directorate, Matabeleland North has donated mosquito control chemicals to the city of Bulawayo as a mitigatory measure to curb the spread of the insects in the city.
The Director of Health Services Zanele Hwalima reported that the department had received 198 x 500g of the above insecticide from the Provincial Medical Directorate, Matabeleland North for use in the mosquito control programme.
"The insecticide was a larvicide for the control of mosquito larvae in stagnant pools and bodies of water. It was an environmental-friendly insecticide that had no tendency to bio-accumulate in the environment as was the case with the chemicals we are currently using," reads the council minutes. "This gesture from Matabeleland North was greatly appreciated."
The Director of Health Services Zanele Hwalima reported that the department had received 198 x 500g of the above insecticide from the Provincial Medical Directorate, Matabeleland North for use in the mosquito control programme.
"The insecticide was a larvicide for the control of mosquito larvae in stagnant pools and bodies of water. It was an environmental-friendly insecticide that had no tendency to bio-accumulate in the environment as was the case with the chemicals we are currently using," reads the council minutes. "This gesture from Matabeleland North was greatly appreciated."
Source - Byo24News
