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                Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Why do mosquitoes bite humans? Why do they begin their lives in water? And why can different mosquitoes transmit different diseases? These were among the questions Tanzanian primary school students put directly to scientists during a hands-on malaria education initiative organised by the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and Transmission Zero ahead of World Mosquito Day (20 August 2026). The initiative forms part of ongoing efforts to take malaria science beyond the laboratory and into the communities most affected by the disease, building knowledge about prevention while encouraging curiosity about science among young Tanzanians.  This education remains critical in Tanzania, where malaria continues to claim thousands of lives each year, with young children among those most vulnerable to severe illness and death from the disease.   Twenty-four students from Majengo, Kizuiani, Mwanamakuka, and Nia...

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