Amuria · Program activities
Indoor Residual Spraying at the Center of School Protection
Pilgrim Protect focuses on primary and secondary schools with IRS, prevention education, malaria clubs, and youth champion activities.
“IRS is presented by Pilgrim Africa as the single most effective malaria prevention intervention in Uganda.”
Pilgrim Africa
Amuria
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School focus
IRS, prevention education, malaria clubs, youth champions
The official Pilgrim Protect page describes a proactive approach to community protection, especially in primary and secondary schools. Indoor residual spraying is the central activity, supported by other prevention work.
The program uses insecticides approved by WHO and Uganda’s Ministry of Health under Uganda’s Insecticide Resistance Management plan. Pilgrim Africa also notes that consistent IRS in high-transmission areas can reduce malaria infections in children dramatically.
The donor site should therefore show more than a funding thermometer. It should help supporters understand what is happening on campus: rooms are sprayed, students receive prevention education, malaria clubs form, and young people become prevention champions.