Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Nets (ITNs)
Helping families sleep safely
Insecticide-treated nets physically block mosquitoes at night, when they are most likely to bite and kill mosquitoes that land on them.
Studies show that high use of nets reduces the number of malaria infections in a community. When enough people use nets in a community, the population of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes is greatly reduced and so is the risk of malaria infections even among those not sleeping under a net.
Since 2005, PMI has helped deliver 500 million nets to partner countries so they can achieve their goals of getting nets to people who need them. In addition, we work with partners to encourage communities to sleep under their nets all night, every night and to properly care for their nets. We also monitor insecticidal effectiveness and net durability.
VIDEO: Helping Chisenga Island Fight Malaria-Carrying Mosquitoes
See how PMI supports Zambia in bringing nets and insecticide to a community surrounded by swamps
Crossing Mountains and Forging Rivers to Get Mosquito Nets to Remote Communities in Angola
Distribution teams overcame immense hurdles to hand deliver insecticide-treated nets to even the most remote communities in Angola, making sure that people have access to this potentially life-saving tool regardless of where they live.
Net Wins for Women and Children in Ghana
Nearly one in four people in Ghana who have received an insecticide-treated net are not using them. Midwife Edith Asare is determined to change that by educating pregnant women and caregivers of young children about the importance of sleeping under a net to protect themselves from potentially deadly mosquito bites.
PMI Resources Related to Insecticide-Treated Nets
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Bringing Life-Saving Mosquito Nets to Isolated Island Communities in Guinea
PMI assisted the Government of Guinea in distributing life-saving mosquito nets to almost every household of the remote Tristao Islands during the 2022 mass campaign.
Tags: Guinea, insecticide-treated nets
July 28, 2023
Crossing Mountains and Forging Rivers to Get Mosquito Nets to Remote Communities in Angola
Distribution teams overcame immense hurdles to hand deliver insecticide-treated nets to even the most remote communities in Angola, making sure that people have access to this potentially life-saving tool regardless of where they live.
Tags: Angola, insecticide-treated nets
October 3, 2022
Helping families sleep safer around the globe
How PMI works with the Global Fund to get mosquito nets to those that need them
Tags: insecticide-treated nets, supply chain
August 1, 2022
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