Let mosquito nets cover the entire country, yes its possible.
Bill Gates’ official WeChat account released a new Gates note “Let mosquito nets cover the entire country.” IT House learned that in the article, Bill Gates said that mosquito nets are a very simple Tool, but it turns out to be one of our most effective weapons against malaria. The increasing use of mosquito nets has largely helped reduce global malaria deaths by more than 50% since 2000.
If you’ve ever traveled to a part of the world where there’s a risk of malaria or other mosquito-borne disease, you probably slept under a mosquito net.
If you have ever been to an area where malaria or other mosquito-borne infectious diseases are raging, you were probably sleeping under a mosquito net.
The gauzy fabric creates a physical barrier that protects you from mosquitoes. At the same time, you serve as bait in a deadly trap. Treated with potent insecticides, the net kills mosquitoes that land on it during their futile efforts to bite you.
This gauze fabric can form a physical barrier to protect people from mosquito bites. At the same time, you also act as a bait for a deadly trap. Mosquito nets treated with powerful insecticides can kill mosquitoes when they land on them and want to bite you.
It’s a remarkably simple tool, but it’s proven to be one of the most effective weapons we have against malaria. Increased bed net use is largely responsible for the more than 50 percent drop in malaria deaths worldwide since 2000.
This is a very simple tool, but it has proved to be one of our most effective weapons against malaria. The increased use of mosquito nets has largely helped reduce global malaria deaths by more than 50% since 2000.
Still, more needs to be done to ensure that communities at highest risk of malaria have access to them. That’s why I’m excited that the government of Benin this year launched a new, innovative approach to distributing bed nets to their population.
However, we still need to do more to ensure that people living in areas at high risk of malaria have access to mosquito nets. Therefore, I am excited to learn that the Benin government has introduced a new and original way of distributing mosquito nets this year.
Using smartphones, real time data collection, satellite mapping and other surveillance techniques, Benin’s distribution program will give health officials the data they need to provide full bed net coverage to the country.
Using smartphones, real-time data collection, satellite surveying and other monitoring technologies, Benin’s mosquito net distribution project will provide health officials with the data they need to ensure a nationwide mosquito net distribution network.
Benin is faced with one of the highest burdens of malaria in the world. The West African country of nearly 12 million people has about 2 million cases each year. If successful, this new bed net distribution effort will save thousands of lives and serve as a blueprint for other high burden malaria countries to follow.
Benin is one of the countries most severely affected by malaria in the world. This West African country with a population of nearly 12 million has approximately 2 million cases of malaria every year. Once successful, this new mosquito net distribution project will save thousands of lives and provide a blueprint for other countries with high malaria burdens to follow.
As you might imagine, distributing bed nets to every household is a massive logistical effort involving thousands of people—from truck drivers to health workers. And the job is made even harder in Benin where exact population numbers are uncertain.
As you can imagine, distributing mosquito nets to every household is a huge logistics project involving thousands of participants-from truck drivers to health workers. In Benin, where the exact population is uncertain, implementing this project is even more difficult.
For many years, Benin’s distribution campaigns were run with pencil and paper systems. Health officials used thick ledgers to keep track of the names and addresses of residents and how many beds nets they needed. It was time-consuming and often inaccurate. No one knew exactly how many nets would be needed or if they reached their intended destinations. As a result, many families were missed during the distribution, putting them at higher risk of malaria because they lacked the protection of a bed net.
For many years, the distribution of mosquito nets in Benin has been based on a system of writing on paper with pencils. Health officials use thick ledgers to record the names and addresses of residents and how many mosquito nets they need. This work is not only time-consuming, but often inaccurate. No one knows exactly how many mosquito nets are needed, or whether they have reached their intended destination. As a result, many families were left out in the distribution process, leaving them at a higher risk of malaria due to lack of mosquito net protection.
But this year’s distribution is different. In partnership with Catholic Relief Services and our foundation, Benin’s national malaria program created a new, digitized distribution system that is more accurate and efficient in getting bed nets into the homes of all households in the country.
But this year’s distribution work is different. In cooperation with the Catholic Relief Society and our foundation, Benin’s National Malaria Control Project has created a brand new digital distribution system to deliver mosquito nets to the homes of all residents across the country more accurately and efficiently.
In many ways, this effort is based on the lessons the global health community has learned in the fight against polio. As vaccinators sought to immunize every child against polio in India and Nigeria, they would sometimes miss households, especially in remote areas. But with satellite mapping and better data collection, health workers were able to quickly identify gaps in vaccination coverage and reach every home.
In many ways, this work is based on the experience of the global health community in the fight against polio. When vaccinators want to vaccinate every child with polio in India and Nigeria, they sometimes miss some residents, especially families in remote areas. But through satellite mapping and better data collection, health workers can quickly find gaps in immunization coverage and make vaccination services reach every household.
Benin’s new bed net distribution operates in much the same way. Walking door to door, health workers make home visits throughout the country and perform a brief census: the number of people living there, including number of children and pregnant women, number of bed nets needed, etc. Using cell phones, they enter this information into a database. They also give each household a uniquely coded voucher to redeem at a nearby distribution center where they can collect their bed nets.
Benin’s new mosquito net distribution system works in much the same way. Health workers visit door to door across the country, and record the number of people in each household (including the number of children and pregnant women), the number of mosquito nets needed, and so on through a short survey. They use mobile phones to enter this information into the database. They will also give each household a voucher with a unique code to collect their mosquito nets at a nearby distribution center.
On the distribution day, people come to collect their nets and get lessons on the proper way to set up and care for them. As people arrive to redeem their vouchers for the nets, the malaria team has real time data on which households have received their nets and which ones have not. This data—which can be reviewed on a digital map—allows the malaria team to quickly identify any problems with their delivery system. It also gives health workers with detailed information about which households need to be targeted for follow up to ensure they all have nets.
On the day of the distribution, people came to collect their mosquito nets and received training in the proper use and maintenance of mosquito nets. When people arrive at the distribution center and exchange vouchers for mosquito nets, the malaria team can obtain real-time data on which households received the nets and which did not. These data, which can be viewed on a digital map, allow the malaria team to quickly find any problems with the distribution system. The data also provides detailed information for health workers on which households need targeted follow-up to ensure they have mosquito nets available.
I admit none of what I’ve just described may sound that revolutionary. But in global health, I’ve learned again and again that saving lives is the result of getting the smallest details—from the temperature of a vaccine to the address of a beneficiary—right. And Benin’s new digitized bed net distribution program does just that by giving the government a powerful tool to manage a complex job.
I admit that none of the methods I just described sound so revolutionary. But in the field of global health, I have realized time and time again that saving lives is the result of getting the smallest details right—from the temperature of the vaccine to the address of the beneficiary. And Benin’s new digital mosquito net distribution project does exactly this. The way to achieve this is to provide the government with a powerful tool to manage a complex task.
And with this new digital distribution system is in place, Benin can use it as a platform to manage other big health campaigns—like vaccinating against meningitis and door-to-door efforts to eliminate neglected tropical diseases.
With this new digital distribution system, Benin can use it as a platform to manage other large-scale health projects, such as meningitis vaccination and door-to-door elimination of neglected tropical diseases.
I’m looking forward to hearing more about Benin’s progress in the fight against malaria and other diseases because of this new system—and I hope other countries will learn from their success.
I look forward to hearing more about the progress Benin has made in fighting malaria and other diseases thanks to this new system. I also hope that other countries can learn from Benin’s success.
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