Malaria Control Project

In 2003, Marathon, its business partners and the Government of Equatorial Guinea launched a five-year, $12.8 million effort to reduce the transmission of malaria on Bioko Island. Funding is focused on education, improved preventive measures at the household and community levels, medical case management and indoor residual spraying, the most effective transmission-reduction method. This initiative is designed to:

• Reduce the transmission of the malaria parasite through mosquito control programs and improved preventive measures at the household and community level
• Improve the health care delivery system for malaria cases by establishing malaria treatment centers that will use standardized protocols for diagnosis, treatment and referrals
• Enhance surveillance systems and operational research to strengthen Equatorial Guinea's capacity to conduct surveys and implement an effective reporting and monitoring system.

For more information on Marathon's Malaria Control Project in Equatorial Guinea, please download our Malaria Control Fact Sheet, Marathon's testimony to the House Committee on Foreign affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, or see the related article from the August 2006 edition of TIME Magazine.

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