Missira Dantilla - Successful delivery regardless of the difficulties in transportation. These nets are logged and prepared for distribution to registered beneficiaries.
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Missira Dantilla - The villages in this distribution are in seven health districts with a combined population of 40,000.
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Missira Sirimana - Time to tackle the route to the next village. Many hands join in to get this truck moving.
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Missira Sirimana - Young children, especially under five years of age, are at the highest risk of fatality from malaria.
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Missira Sirimana - The communities and villages included in this distribution range in size from 20 to 2,800 people and on average are of 400 people.
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Nafadji - Blanket coverage achieves maximum impact as this starves the mosquitoes of a blood meal and leads to the malaria-carrying mosquito population being dramatically reduced.
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Saensoutou - Navigating river beds and mud flats another truck load of LLINs donated by generous supporters of Against Malaria makes its way to Saensoutou in Senegal.
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Saensoutou - Upon arrrival volunteers greet the shipment and begin the work of unloading and distribution.
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Saensoutou - The impact of blanket coverage on the health of the local people can be, unsurprisingly, dramatic.
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Saraya - Large truckloads of donated LLINs through the work of Against Malaria are unloaded into smaller trucks which can navigate the difficult terrain.
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Saraya - Communities of volunteers work together to get the job done.
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Saraya - Peace Corps volunteers get the thumbs up.
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Saraya - Curious onlooker awaits information on the distribution of the nets. Her infant is at great risk of fatality from malaria.
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Saraya - Smaller trucks are loaded and their shipments logged in.
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Saraya - The nets make it to the village gathering. Education on the treatment and use of the LLIN is imperative to the success of the campaign.
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Saraya - Village elders work with volunteers to ensure buy in from the community as to the need for all villagers to use the LLIN.
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Saroudia - Volunteers work together to ready packets of nets to be distributed by bicycle.
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Saroudia - These nets are bound for a very remote section of Senegal.
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Saroudia - The community is proud of their efforts toward blanket coverage and hopeful for a healthier future.
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