Anti-Malaria Campaign

Is On, in Sepik

AN all-out battle against malaria amongst natives is to be waged soon in the Sepik area of New Guinea.

A residual spraying campaign is to commence next month at Wewak and Maprik, where houses will be sprayed with DDT, and the natives trained in the use of spray pumps.

The Administration malariologist, who has just returned from an ex tensive tour, considers the Sepik the worst malaria area in P-NG. He said that every child in the Sepik between the age of 2 and 4 years was affected. If they lived longer than 4 years they were affected mentally and physically.

About 60 tons of anti-malaria equipment will be air-lifted to Sepik District outstations. Gibbes Sepik Airways is using a Junkers aircraft and will make a number of trips to Telefomin and Maprik for pilot projects there, Camoquin, a stronger malaria suppressive drug than Paludrin or atebrin is to be introduced to native patients at aid-posts. t First steps towards forming an orchestral group in Port Moresby will be taken shortly when music classes in wind and brass instru ments will begin at the Public Ser

vice Institute. Classes will be taken by Inspector Crawley, well known Band Master of the Royal Papua New Guinea Police Band. t An invasion of sea-wasps from as far afield as Queensland has hit Ela Beach, Port Moresby. This par

ticular type is the most dang: known form of jelly fish (it co several deaths in Queensland) (1 bathers have been warned t careful. Several people haw ceived nasty stings and hav©\ to be treated at the Port Mcol hosnital.