Tanzania, April 25 -- Unguja. As World Malaria Day is observed, the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar has unveiled an extensive plan to distribute insecticide-treated bed nets in a bid to achieve zero malaria on the island.

In addition to launching this initiative, which was developed in collaboration with the United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a malaria elimination council comprising 19 members from various institutions was also inaugurated.

According to the Tanzania Malaria Indicator Survey of 2022, Zanzibar has maintained a malaria rate of less than one percent for over a decade.

In his address delivered by Za...