President George W. Bush presents a mosquito net to a patient during a tour on February 18, 2008, of the Meru District Hospital outpatient clinic in Arusha, Tanzania. Source: White House photo by Eric Draper

Following his recent visit to Tanzania to see the Hati Punguzo malaria protection project in action, President George W. Bush recognized MEDA's involvement on his website, the President's Malaria Initiative. Two stories submitted by MEDA's Tanzania staff are posted there, Reaching out through the Tanzania National Voucher Scheme and Maimuna's Story: Tanzania National Voucher Scheme (TNVS) Protects a Mother and her Children.

In Tanzania, the President announced a new effort to provide 5.2 million free mosquito bed nets, one for every Tanzanian child age 5 and under. President Bush launched the five-year, $1.2 billion President's Malaria Initiative in 2005. The program aims to cut malaria-related deaths by half in 15 African countries.