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Zambia Operation Safety Net launch Oct 13 to 20 2009
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Arriving to distribute nets in Mbala District, Zambia
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Community members gather in Isanya village to learn about proper be...
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Two young girls all dressed up for the community bednet lesson.
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Lessons on bednet use and care are exciting for community members w...
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A demonstration on how to properly hang bednets improves compliance...
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One of the first long lasting insecticide bednet recipients gladly ...
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One woman receives her nets while mother and child await theirs. In...
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One young man packs his new net in his book bag.
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One happy little Zambian prepares to take his net home.
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Less than 35% of children in Zambia sleep under a mosquito net and ...
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Women look on to the malaria health lesson, but one infant is more ...
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Registration involved population counts to ensure that enough nets ...
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Registering each family and the number of nets they need to keep th...
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A woman registers her family to receive nets.
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Two mothers await their new nets. During pregnancy mothers are at r...
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Community members prepare to take their new long lasting insecticid...
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The distribution visited over 150 villages in Zambia which required...
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Schools often serve as distribution sites.
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Community members gather for a lesson on proper bednet care and use.
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In Zambia, malaria accounts for 20% of under 5 mortality.
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Infants, like the one on this woman's back have little to no antibo...
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Addressing community members at a village health lesson.
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Showing community members how to correctly hang, position, and slee...
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Signing off and collecting her family's bednets.
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One young gentleman receiving his long lasting insecticide net.
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A mother receives a new net which is especially important with an i...
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Mothers collect new bednets. Mothers educated on proper net use ens...
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Packing down bicycles for the trek home.
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One young woman heads home with her net.
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One mother carries child and nets home while other villagers await ...
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World Vision unloads the truck packed with mosquito nets. Against M...
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Awaiting distribution of nets. These mothers will become far more e...
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One mother signs for a net which will now protect this toddler who ...
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Everyone wants to help take mosquito nets home.
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Women enjoy the shade at the mosquito net distribution site.
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This mother signs for her net.
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Educating villagers on malaria, mosquitoes, and proper net use.
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How to hang your net once you get home.
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These women look at bednet instructions which show how to hang, cle...
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Collecting her new net.
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A member of the village health team hands a community member his ne...
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All dressed up for the village health lesson.
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Collecting a new bednet.
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In a country with a high maternal mortality rate, it is important t...
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Families large and small receive enough nets for everyone.
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Community gathering for distribution.
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A World Vision team member distributes nets and calls up community ...
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Support from village elders is important to project success and com...
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