How solar panels are leading the fight against malaria

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Kenyan island aims to become free of the disease thanks to solar-powered, insecticide-free mosquito traps

Solar panels are to play a key role in an innovative new project to rid a small Kenyan island of malaria, which if successful could have global implications for fighting the disease in remote regions....

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