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Okowas, Sahsa, RAAN, Nicaragua

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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1,000 LLINs

Nov 07-Jan 08
Distributed by
PCI

Status
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

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Sponsor/Donor	Location	Country	Message	Amount
Ivan C	Vancouver	Canada		CAN$25.00
Kiwi Jo	London	England	Go Nicky!	£25.64
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£20.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		€ 40.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£100.00
By bank transfer	unknown	Worldwide		US$310.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£83.20
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£22.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£76.80
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£58.40
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£64.93
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£60.16
By bank transfer	unknown	Worldwide		US$891.18
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£35.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£15.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		CAN$339.00
Gary Aitchison	Ames, Iowa	USA		US$20.00
Jessica Wimmer	Unbandale, IA	USA		US$25.00
Marion Oxley	Wheathampstead	England	Maya you are a star	£25.64
Helen	GORING ON TH...	England		£12.82
Shaun McKinley	Magherafelt	Northern Ireland	Well done lad!	£12.82
Jamie Buckman	Bournemouth	England		£25.64
Miko & Kira	Marietta	USA		US$100.00
Micko	Baton Rouge	USA	Ill crack a beer for ya on the 30th :) Good Luck!	US$25.00
godfrey & pru lewis	london	England	great effort	£76.92

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Photos and Videos

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Nets arriving...

Temporary storage...

Official handover...

People gather...

An educational talk is given...	A bednet is demonstrated...	Correct usage is discussed...	Talking about the dangers of malaria...	The distribution begins...
Nets are handed out...	Pregnant women and young children are most at risk...	We have our nets...	Families protected...	Nets are hung...
Protecting families...	Another net...	And another...	No mosquito bites tonight...	Another net goes up...
Another net...	Protected x 1,000 nets.

Photoset editor: Andrew Garner

Pre-distribution information

This is an emergency distribution in the wake of Hurricane Felix of 3,500 nets to protect 7,000 people in the Sahsa area of RAAN.

Four connected distributions in Ujumbila, Las Breñas, Wasminona and Okowas will be integrated with the ongoing emergency assistance being offered by PCI.

Many parts of the RAAN are malaria endemic. The risk of widespread malaria in these communities has been significantly increased by the destruction wrought by Hurricane Felix.

Documentation (pdf)

Distribution Proposal (90 kb)

Shipping Documentation (569 kb)

Post-distribution information

Distribution was focused towards benefiting mainly pregnant women and mothers with children under 5 years of age, and was conducted through community assemblies.

PCI and the MOH assigned staff and vehicles to take the LLINs to distribution points. Messages were broadcasted through a local radio station, calling for community leaders and health volunteer networks to help organize the community assemblies, and calling for community members that met the specific criteria and that live in the most remote places to participate in the distribution.

Assemblies were carried out in each of the distribution points. In some cases, PCI and MOH staff visited the homes of women that could not attend the assemblies to provide them with their LLINs and training on the use of the nets, as well as other basic health information.

Documentation (pdf)

Immediate Report (437 kb)

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.

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