ɐ fjˈuː jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ, ɪt wʌz ɪmpˈɑːsᵻbəl tə slˈiːp ɪn mænˈɑːmə wɪðˌaʊt ɐ məskˈiːɾoʊ nˈɛt, bˌʌt nˈaʊ mˈoʊst əv ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ɪz dɪvˈɔɪd ʌv məskˈiːɾoʊz ænd mælˈɛɹiə ɹˈeɪts hæv dˈiːkɹiːst sˈɪns wiː tˈʊk ɪfˈɛktɪv mˈɛʒɚz tə ɹᵻdˈuːs ðə pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən θɹuː hˈɑːspɪɾəl tɹˈiːtmənt, kwˈɔːɹəntˌiːnz, ænd skˈuːl tˈiːtʃɪŋ.
A few years ago, it was impossible to sleep in Manama without a mosquito net, but now most of the area is devoid of mosquitos and malaria rates have decreased since we took effective measures to reduce the population through hospital treatment, quarantines, and school teaching.