Mosquito nets as wedding gifts
April 19, 2019 11:06
A joint Sun Pharma-Madhya Pradesh government initiative has helped bring down the incidence of malaria in Mandla, MP, by 90 per cent, Business Standard reports.
Interestingly, the mosquito nets that were distributed among locals have taken pride of place among dowry gifts in many homes.
When local coordinators of the programme visited families to assess the progress, they found that some families had neatly tucked away unopened packets of mosquito nets to give them as gifts to the groom's family when they marry off their daughters.
Mosquito nets were also found in villages that were not targeted under the programme. When asked, locals told officials that they got them as wedding gifts.
Interestingly, the mosquito nets that were distributed among locals have taken pride of place among dowry gifts in many homes.
When local coordinators of the programme visited families to assess the progress, they found that some families had neatly tucked away unopened packets of mosquito nets to give them as gifts to the groom's family when they marry off their daughters.
Mosquito nets were also found in villages that were not targeted under the programme. When asked, locals told officials that they got them as wedding gifts.
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