THE government has been advised to supplement
district and municipal council budgets, to enable them buy biolarvacides, the
latest and effective to deal with malaria– before it occurs.
The Tanzania Biotech
Products Ltd Acting General Manager, Mr Samuel Mziray, said here yesterday that
the government could save a lot of money currently spent on battling malaria,
if the councils were empowered to buy biolarvacides that kill mosquito larvae
instead.
He cited lack of
political will as a spoiler, noting that so much money was spent on buying
medicines and nets, while the problem could be tackled more effectively by
destroying mosquito larvae breeding grounds.
Mr Mziray said only
Geita and Mbogwe district councils had bought biolarvacides in compliance with
a government circular channeled through the regional administration and local
government authorities last year.
He lamented that the
‘charity begins at home’ maxim was undermined, noting that the company, which
is capable of producing more than 60 million litres a year, had exported 92,000
litres to Niger, and discussions to deliver supplies to Serbia, Sri Lanka and
Cuba were at an advanced stage.
Mr Mziray pointed
out that the charity Doctors Without Borders had since started using
biolarvacide products in refugee camps.
The company’s Acting
Commercial Manager, Mr Frank Mzindakaya, remarked that the products had proved
to be highly effective, environment- friendly and easy to apply.
Besides controlling
malaria, they were also effective in tackling viral infections like dengue,
yellow fever and Nile fever.
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