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Bassa Town, Lumpa, Waterloo Rural District, Freetown Peninsula, Sierra Leone 
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Nets:
9,600
LLINs
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When:
Oct 09
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Status
Distribution complete
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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)
Approximately 28,000 nets were distributed to children under age 5 ...
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The focus of this distribution, which provided 60,000 nets across t...
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Children had a fingernail on their left hands painted to indicate t...
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A Red Cross volunteer marks a young recipient’s fingernail.
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Registration volunteers filled out recipients’ information for thei...
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A distribution tally sheet from the Western Rural Area District.
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This mother waits while as a volunteer paints her baby’s nail.
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Net hanging demonstrations were held at each distribution site to s...
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Malaria is the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in Sierra L...
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A 2007 study showed that only 55.6% of children under age 5 slept u...
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A young child happily accepts a new LLIN.
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These children each received a donated bed net to help keep them sa...
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When cared for and used properly, LLINs are effective at reducing t...
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Red Cross volunteers open up packages of nets for distribution.
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It is vital for people in this region to cover their sleeping space...
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There were 43 distribution sites set up throughout the Western Rura...
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A mother collects LLINs that will cover her children’s sleeping spa...
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All children from 0-59 months were targeted to receive a net.
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There are approximately 25,000 children under age 5 in the Lumpa Re...
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Donation to Distribution:
We match specific donations to specific distributions.
The donations listed below add up (or will add up) exactly to the cost of the distribution.
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