Anti-Malaria Campaign Underway in Ebola-Stricken Sierra Leone

An anti-malaria campaign gets underway in Sierra Leone Friday.  The U.N. Children’s Fund, which is spearheading this campaign, says reducing malaria cases also will help the fight against Ebola.  This is the peak of the malaria season and many people are expected to fall ill and die from the disease.  The campaign aims to reach around 2.4 million people with anti-malarial drugs.   UNICEF reports more than 9,300 trained community health workers will go door-to-door...

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