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# Nets

1,353,648 nets funded with the money raised. more 		 
 

as at 03 Sep 2010

Rusinga Island, Kenya  Kenya

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Survey status

Surveys take place 6, 18, 30 and 42 months post-distribution. A survey of 50 households provides sample information on what proportion of nets continue to be used, if they are used correctly and the state of the nets.

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Distributed by PMN

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Project Mosquito is a collaborative project between BTC and POL and the Kenyan based Akado Medical Clinic. The project's focus is the alleviation of endemic malaria in the Suba District of Kenya. The clinic is provided with long lasting mosquito bed nets (LLINs) which the staff distributes to orphaned and vulnerable children and pregnant mothers in the Suba District.

LLINs

What is a Long-Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN)?

An LLIN is a mosquito net impregnated with insecticide.

The insecticide is cleverly bound within the fibres that make up the netting and is 'slow released' over a 4-5 year period. Hence 'long lasting'.

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Nets: 3,000 LLINs

When: Jun 07

Status Distribution complete Distribution complete

Distribution status

The bednet distribution programmes go through a number of different states from being manufactured to being installed over a head/bed:
  • Being manufactured
  • Ready at factory
  • En-route to country
  • Arrived in country
  • En-route to zone
  • Being distributed
  • Distribution complete

Distributed by  PMN PMN

Part of the Mbita distribution

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Pre-distribution information

Malaria is endemic on Rusinga Island where humidity favours mosquito breeding. It is the leading killer of children and pregnant mothers in the area, accounting for 35% of child deaths. These deaths are entirely preventable.

The level of insecticide treated nets in the area is very low or negligible.

Nets will be distributed in 27 densely populated fishing slums to:
1) the care givers of all children under 5 (the nets will be used by children)
2) pregnant mothers
3) the oldest child in child-headed households.

The Akado Medical Centres' health team and social workers will distribute the nets during routine health visits to the village/fishing slums and to schools.

Documentation (pdf)

Distribution Proposal (39 kb)

Post-distribution information

Akado Women and Medical Centre has successfully distributed the 6,000 LLINs in 27 fishing beaches and 13 rural villages in Rusinga Island, Gembe and Mbita Township on the outskirts of Lake Victoria between 4-15th June 2007. Nets were distributed to 3,767 children under 5 years, 973 pregnant mothers, 779 child headed households and 452 were distributed to elderly care providers living with orphaned children. We have increased the usage of LLINs in these fishing slums households by at least 35%, from 17% to 52% net coverage. The pictures above are taken from the three distributions in Rusinga Island, Gembe and Mbita Township.

Documentation (pdf)

Immediate Report (17 kb)

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Follow-up surveys

These take place 6, 18, 30 and 42 months post-distribution. A survey of 50 households provides sample information on what proportion of nets continue to be used, if they are used correctly and the state of the nets.

SurveyStatusComments
6 months  Not expected Not expected  Surveys had not been introduced at this point
18 months  Not expected Not expected  Surveys had not been introduced at this point
30 months  Expected Expected  
42 months  Expected Expected  

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