DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A total of 529,641 mosquito nets worth 2.9 billion Tanzanian shillings (about 1.2 million U.S. dollars) will be distributed to pupils in 1,083 primary schools in Tanzania's Indian Ocean coast region of Tanga, an official said on Sunday.
The Tanga regional commissioner, Omary Mgumba, said the distribution of the mosquito nets was aimed at protecting the pupils from malaria infections.
