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Siaya, Kenya

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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1,500 LLINs

Aug 06
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 58

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Sponsor/Donor	Location	Country	Message	Amount
Mike Korir	Atlanta	Kenya		US$10.00
Titus Korir	Atlanta	Kenya		US$10.00
Your dear mother!	London	England	I pressed the button, did it work? Yes mother....	£128.21
Les Berry	Denver	USA	Good Luck!	US$20.00
Deborah Woolf	Atlanta	USA	Good luck to you both!	US$25.00
Ella Saltmarshe	London	England		£12.82
Catherine Heygate	Woodbridge	England	Go Nell! sorry not much £ xxx	£6.41
Claire Watson	Dagenham	England	Good luck !	£6.41
Joanna Crawford	St. Albans	England		£12.82
Amy North	London	England	This is from Hugo too!	£25.64
Tom North	King's Lynn	England		£12.82
RosalieAnne Battye	London	England	Fantastic, Nell.	£38.46
Alice Kerr-Wilson	London	England		£12.82
Ruairidh Mackenzie	London	England	swim fishy swim	£12.82
Robert Evans	Glasgow	Scotland	Don't die!	£9.85
Lilian Lehmann	St. Louis	USA	Häsch alles im griff? Força :)	US$10.00
Tom Battye	Beccles	England		£19.23
Kate Powell	Castlewarren	Ireland	love and kisses	£20.00
Tim Welsh	Kirkwood	USA		US$20.00
Whitney Lyn	Chicago	USA		US$20.00
Karen Otter	St Albans	England	That's my boy!	£32.05
Karen Reid	Louisville	USA	Go Timmy!	US$20.00
Piers Schreiber	Edinburgh	Scotland	Go Nemo Nell	£25.64
Rod Smith	Auckland	New Zealand		NZ$50.00
Anonymous	Kilifi	Kenya	Gosh, that will be a swim	£100.00

Sponsors 1 to 25 of 58

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Photos and Videos

The distribution

Mombasa branch offloading nets ready for distribution

Mombasa branch volunteers demonstrate net hanging...

...to some of the recipients

Demonstrating net hanging to the Siaya community

Distributing the nets in Siaya	Children with nets in Siaya	A family with 4 young children (one a Manchester United fan!) with their 2 nets	Families and nets in Siaya	Net in place in Muoroto slum, Mombasa
Red Cross volunteers helping with net hanging	Nets distributed x1,500 in Mombasa and x1,500 in Siaya

Photoset editor: Rob M

Pre-distribution information

The nets will be distributed in Sega, a sub location in Ukwala Division, Siaya District of Nyanza Province.

Sega is in the lowlands with a hot wet climate. These conditions are conducive to mosquito breeding. The malaria case rate is high with over 65% of morbidity (illness) and mortality, especially in infants, due to malaria. 50% of children who present with anaemia and convulsions in the hospitals are due to malaria.

Sega: Distribution will focus on the 185 HIV infected people and the 1,440 pregnant women and 1,350 under 5 year olds covered by our home based care (HBC) programme. Other vulnerable people in the village will be identified by the volunteers in consultation with the community committee. The LLINs will not cover this whole population during this distribution so the most vulnerable will be given priority. 1 LLIN per HIV+ person, and 1 LLIN for families with <5 yrs and pregnant women.

The Kenya Red Cross is already implementing other programmes in this area so structures are in place for ease of LLIN distribution, follow up and monitoring.

Documentation (pdf)

Distribution Proposal (158 kb)

Shipping Documentation (12 kb)

Post-distribution information

1,500 nets have been successfully distributed in Sega, Siaya by Red Cross staff and volunteers: 450 to Home Based Care (HBC) clients, 565 to children under 5, 35 to pregnant mothers and 450 to other vulnerable persons (OVC).

Prior to the distribution, volunteers were given net hanging instruction and they in turn conducted health talks with recipients. Follow up will occur during routine home visits to ensure consistent and proper use of the nets. Beneficiaries will also be randomly selected to give feedback on their experience using the nets.

Documentation (pdf)

Immediate Report (23 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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