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Hastings, Waterloo Rural District, Freetown Peninsula, Sierra Leone

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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3,500 LLINs

Oct 09
Distributed by
Red Cross

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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Sponsors 1 to 25 of 115

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Sponsor/Donor	Location	Country	Message	Amount
The UK support team	Ascot	England	unfortunately it is a bit too far to come and w...	£10.00
Jody Garrett	Ames	USA	Best of luck!	US$15.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£50.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£570.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£50.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£50.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£70.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£70.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£65.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£26.20
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£20.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£10.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£10.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£25.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£10.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£80.64
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£90.68
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£608.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£168.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		US$50.00
By bank transfer	unknown	Worldwide		US$633.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		US$90.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		US$50.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		US$375.00
By mail	unknown	Worldwide		£273.82

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Photos

Hastings, Sierra Leone. Standing water contributes to the effective breeding of mosquitoes.

Remote rural region where malaria is endemic.

Net distribution targeted under 5's.

Education prior to distribution ensured that mothers of young children, under 5, would present themselves to receive a life saving net.

A sample net was hung at the distribution sight to demonstrate the proper hanging and use of the net.

Children under 5 are at the highest risk of fatality from malaria. This mother is taking the first step to providing her children a safe sleeping environment.	Nets were ripped open to discourage market resell.	Records are maintained to tally the receipt of nets to registered villagers.	Volunteers were trained to keep careful records on households that were to receive nets for under 5s.	Volunteers first educated mothers on how to hang the nets and properly install them over the sleeping area.
Once children were confirmed as 5 or under, volunteers marked their finger nail with a permanent marker.	This young baby does not understand that his life is safer for the receipt of the LLIN his mother has been given.	Young children receiving their nets.	Nets over beds of children.	Many children and adults remain in need of a safe sleeping environment which would contribute to the eradication of malaria.

Photoset editor: Kerstin Mockrish

Pre-distribution information

Sierra Leone is endemic for malaria.

40,000 nets will be distributed in a series of communities on the Freetown Peninsula in the west of the country to acheive complete coverage of under 5s. These nets are part of a major countrywide campaign targeting under 5s.

The communites are: Grafton, Hastings, Rogbangba, Lima Corner, John Thorpe, Waterloo and Kabba St, Cole Town and Bassa Town in Lumpa.

Documentation (pdf)

Distribution Proposal (199 kb)

Shipping Documentation (65 kb)

Post-distribution information

The distribution was completed successfully as planned.

Video will be added here shortly.

Documentation (pdf)

Immediate Report (409 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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