AMF has agreed to fund 28.9 million nets for distribution in DRC in late 2025 and 2026.
With final signatures now in place, we are pleased to share publicly news of these net distributions which were approved for funding by AMF, with co-funding from The Global Fund, at the end of last year.
The nets should achieve full coverage of sleeping spaces across 214 health zones in 11 provinces to protect 52 million people when they sleep at night from the bites of malaria-carrying mosquitoes.
The provinces that will receive nets are: Mai Ndombe (1.645 million nets, distribution in Nov25), Kasai Oriental (3.339m, Nov25), Nord Ubangi (1.186m, Jan26), Tanganyika (2.569m, Feb26), Haut Uele (1.470m, Mar26), Haut Lomami (2.993m, Mar26), Sub Ubangi (2.221m, 2.221m), Kongo Central (3.929m, Apr26), Tshopo (2.728m, Apr26), Lualaba (2.396m, Apr26) and Ituri (4.437m, Jun26).
The distribution months are those currently expected. There is a possibility of slippage or intentional adjustments to timing.
DRC is affected year-round by malaria and these nets have the potential to play a major part in reducing deaths and illness.
These nets can be expected to prevent around 15,000 deaths, avert more than 10 million cases of malaria and make a material impact on the economy of DRC. It is estimated that the improvement in GDP (Gross Domestic Product), a measure of economic performance, as a result of AMF’s commitment would be about USD760 million.
Half of these prevented deaths and cases of illness can be ascribed to the funds AMF is allocating, as an equivalent level of funding is being contributed by the Global Fund to cover non-net costs.
We are about to allocate individual donations to these specific distributions and many donations, large and small, will fund these nets.
The distributions will be implemented by the PNLP (Programme National de Lutte contre le Paludisme – National Malaria Control Programme), with whom AMF will work closely and with whom we have an agreed set of processes and a strong and open working relationship. We will report transparently on progress and performance throughout and after the distribution.
Nets are being ordered now to meet timelines for the distributions that are scheduled to take place from November 2025 to June 2026.
Key elements of our agreement include:
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AMF is funding 28,900,000 LLINs, with distribution in late 2025 and 2026
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This is a co-funding partnership with non-net costs (shipping, pre-distribution, distribution) funded by the Global Fund
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To support accurate data gathering, verification of net need numbers will take place by re-visiting a material number of households chosen at random
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Household-level data will be collected using electronic-devices and then transferred into AMF's Data Entry System (DES) for analysis and verification. This, and the above elements combined, are the basis for a highly accountable distribution.
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Post-distribution monitoring of net use and condition (PDMs) will take place every nine months for two and a half years in all districts. AMF will fund this.
Further information is available via AMF’s distributions listing (lands on a page that filters for DRC distributions only)