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On March 15th, 2004, and March 26th, 2004, the Chinese Ambassador to Ecuador Zeng Gang and the Foreign Minister of Ecuador Patricio Zuquilanda signed Letters of Exchange in which the Chinese government committed a grant of 500,000 mosquito nets, doused in Deltamethrin, worth 12 million RMB. The nets are intended to prevent the spread of diseases, with an estimated impact of protecting 2 million women and children from malaria and dengue. The handover ceremony for the nets took place December 1, 2004.