{"id":235321,"date":"2026-05-15T03:26:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/235321\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T03:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T03:26:12","slug":"qatar-charity-drives-malaria-prevention-in-senegal-with-16500-insecticide-treated-nets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/235321\/","title":{"rendered":"Qatar Charity drives Malaria prevention in Senegal with 16,500 insecticide-treated 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class=\"article-desc\">An\u00a0official\u00a0launch\u00a0ceremony\u00a0was\u00a0held\u00a0in\u00a0Dakar,\u00a0during\u00a0which\u00a0HE\u00a0Yousuf\u00a0bin\u00a0Shaaban\u00a0Al-Sada,\u00a0Ambassador\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0State\u00a0of\u00a0Qatar\u00a0to\u00a0Senegal,\u00a0symbolically\u00a0handed\u00a0over\u00a01,500\u00a0mosquito\u00a0nets\u00a0to\u00a0Ibrahima\u00a0Sy,\u00a0Minister\u00a0of\u00a0Health\u00a0and\u00a0Public\u00a0Hygiene\u00a0of\u00a0Senegal.\u00a0This\u00a0event\u00a0coincided\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0signing\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0framework\u00a0cooperation\u00a0agreement\u00a0between\u00a0Qatar\u00a0Charity\u2019s\u00a0Senegal\u00a0Branch\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Ministry,\u00a0aimed\u00a0at\u00a0strengthening\u00a0cooperation\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0areas\u00a0of\u00a0health\u00a0and\u00a0public\u00a0hygiene,\u00a0supporting\u00a0vulnerable\u00a0groups,\u00a0and\u00a0enhancing\u00a0healthcare\u00a0services\u00a0in\u00a0both\u00a0urban\u00a0and\u00a0rural\u00a0areas.<\/p>\n<p>Beneficiaries\u00a0Qatar\u00a0Charity\u00a0implemented\u00a0a\u00a0carefully\u00a0planned\u00a0field\u00a0distribution\u00a0strategy,\u00a0under\u00a0which\u00a015,000\u00a0mosquito\u00a0nets\u00a0were\u00a0allocated\u00a0to\u00a0Kaolack\u00a0and\u00a0Kaffrine,\u00a0with\u00a07,500\u00a0nets\u00a0distributed\u00a0in\u00a0each\u00a0area.\u00a0The\u00a0initiative\u00a0focused\u00a0heavily\u00a0on\u00a0supporting\u00a0health\u00a0centers\u00a0as\u00a0well\u00a0as\u00a0Quranic\u00a0schools,\u00a0ensuring\u00a0a\u00a0safe\u00a0and\u00a0healthy\u00a0environment\u00a0for\u00a0students\u00a0while\u00a0protecting\u00a0them\u00a0from\u00a0diseases\u00a0that\u00a0could\u00a0disrupt\u00a0their\u00a0education\u00a0and\u00a0Quran\u00a0memorization.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> 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