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Unsung heroes fighting malaria on the front line, village at a time

Celestine Amondi a Community Health Volunteer in Hawinga donates mosquito net to 30 year old Millicent Akinyi. [Olivia Odhiambo, Standard]

It is 7am in Mageta Island, a former colonial detention camp about 20 kilometres from Usenge town and neighbouring Uganda.

Millicent Anyango flashes a smile and waves at her neighbour as she prepares to embark on a 20-kilometre walk around the island, a journey she makes almost every day and that she always looks forward to.

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