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 MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) - First lady Laura Bush donned a white face mask Wednesday to show the benefits of spraying homes with insecticide to combat malaria, one of Africa's worst killers.
"Defeating this epidemic is an urgent calling — especially because malaria is treatable and preventable. ... Already, we're seeing signs of progress," Mrs. Bush said before visiting the spraying site in the suburbs of Mozambique's capital, Maputo.
She also handed out mosquito nets and announced a $2 million grant to combat malaria, which kills 1 million people each year, mostly in Africa. In Mozambique, the disease kills an average of 150 people a day.
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