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Baringa II, Romogi District, Uganda

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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1,476 LLINs

Jul 09
Distributed by
Malaria Consortium

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 78

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Sponsor/Donor	Location	Country	Message	Amount
Penny Kaufhold	Los Angeles	USA	Make a big splash for a great cause!	US$25.00
Sally Goldfarb	Princeton, NJ	USA		US$118.00
Lucy Bunyan	Stevenage	England	Good luck and well done!!!	£5.00
Craig Harris	London	England	Good luck!	£12.82
Various	Germany	Germany		€ 400.00
Various	Various	Germany		€ 825.00
Wendy Parkany	North Wales PA	USA	Way to go Aliza!	US$100.00
Shaun McNamee	EP, London	England	Good luck - at least the chilly water may make...	£128.21
Nadia	London	England	Good luck	£6.41
Love, Hallie Foundation	New York, NY	USA		US$1,081.51
Facebook Causes	Unknown	USA		US$133.70
Mel Robertson	Nottingham	England	Incentive to keep fit!	£6.41
Lisa Brewer	Nottingham	England		£3.36
Rob M	London	England	10 nets	£32.05
Alex Le	Torrance	USA	For a great cause.	US$15.00
Anonymous	la jolla	USA	i had maleria and know how it feels	US$200.00
Temple Sinai	Houston, TX	USA		US$170.00
Anne Nelsen & Jeff Gaines	Tokyo	Japan	Happy Birthday DAW!	US$20.00
MaraMacDonald	Seatlle	USA		US$100.00
Emily Wood	Boston	USA		US$20.00
tony shih	santa barbara	USA		US$250.00
Anonymous	Los Angeles	USA		US$20.08
Lena Verkhovsky	New York	USA		US$75.00
Joseph Song	Rutherford	USA		US$5.00
Anonymous	oakland	USA		US$100.00

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Photos

The Malaria Consortium team visit the rural region of Yumbe in the north-west of Uganda. This area is badly affected by malaria.

Training for the local Village Health Teams (VHTs) takes place in Baringa Parish in Yumbe.

The role of the VHTs is to pass the information that they learn onto others in their community, ensuring that the best malaria prevention techniques are in place.

The VHTs are taught the importance of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) in preventing malaria.

The training session provides the perfect opportunity for discussion between the volunteer caregivers who come into the area and the local people.

The team make their way to the local settlements in order to register all homes for the distribution of mosquito nets.	A local woman cares for her child during registration.	The team must ensure that they visit all homes in order to achieve universal coverage during the distribution.	One caregiver speaks to a mother and her family...	...informing her of where and when to collect their nets.
Children under the age of five years are the most susceptible to malaria, with one young child dying every thirty seconds from the disease.	After registration is successfully completed, the local community gather for the net distribution.	The distribution takes place from a central desk. This helps to ensure that all of the nets are correctly handed out to the pre-assigned homes.	This procedure is both accurate and efficient in the distibution of the nets.	A local man signs for his mosquito nets.
Once a home has been accounted for...	...the nets can be taken away.	The team of volunteer caregivers work hard to ensure that all members of the community understand the importance of the nets in preventing malaria.	A woman and her child go to the desk to collect their mosquito nets.	LLINs are the most effective way of preventing mosquitoes from spreading malaria. Each net can be used for up to five years.
A local girl stands with the nets for her family.	Once the distribution is complete, the local people take their nets home.	This successful LLIN distribution aims to improve the health of the local people, providing a brighter future for the region.

Photoset editor: Ben Hudson

Pre-distribution information

The West Nile region, in the north west corner of Uganda, is very badly affected by malaria.

All sleeping spaces in 57 villages in Moyo and Yumbe districts will be protected by these 40,000 nets in a series of related distributions. Approximatley 80,000 people will be protected.

Extensive malaria education will accompany the distribution of the nets and house-to-house post-distribution hang-up visits will ensure correct usage.

Documentation (pdf)

Shipping Documentation (56 kb)

Distribution Proposal (53 kb)

Post-distribution information

The distribution was completed successfully as planned.

Video will be added here shortly.

Documentation (pdf)

Immediate Report (315 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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