Mosquito Nets

Nets

Long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets (LLINs) work by creating a protective barrier against mosquitoes at night, when the vast majority of transmissions occur. The African malaria mosquitoes generally bite late at night or early morning, between 10pm and 4am. Most mosquito nets can accommodate more than one person – a mother and an infant or a few siblings – for up to three to five years. A net treated with special insecticides offers about twice the protection of an untreated net, and through its repellency, can even protect other people in the room outside the net. When enough people (about 70 percent) sleep under LLINs, entire communities, even houses without an LLIN, can be made safer.

Malaria No More uses the contributions from the public to fund proven, established bed net distribution programs throughout Africa. Depending on where these programs operate, mosquito nets may be given away for free, like in rural areas, or through a voucher system in some urban areas.

Your gift of $10 provides a family a bed net – including the purchase, distribution and education as well as monitoring and evaluation. mosquito nets are only one tool in the comprehensive solution to control malaria, and a portion of each $10 gift supports Malaria No More's overall work to control this deadly disease. Although $10 for a bed net may not sound like much, affording it is an impossibility for most people at risk of contracting malaria. That's where Malaria No More comes in.

Send a bed net and help save a life!