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President and Mrs. Carter give a long-lasting insecticidal bed net, which prevents malaria, to Mrs. Hlmenlike, who hosted the Carters in her home during their tour of the Center's health work in the remote village of Afeta in southwest Ethiopia.

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Place: Afeta, Ethiopia
Date: Feb. 13, 2007
Credit: Louise Gubb/The Carter Center

President and Mrs. Carter give a long-lasting insecticidal bed net, which prevents malaria, to Mrs. Hlmenlike, who hosted the Carters in her home during their tour of the Center's health work in the remote village of Afeta in southwest Ethiopia.

 

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