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New Nets!
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Hamish at a Community Education Session at Muguluka East |
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We are thrilled to bring the best mosquito net available to Ugandans. In April, we received our first delivery of BestNet mosquito nets. These nets are made of polyethylene, making them much tougher than polyester or cloth nets and allows for insecticide to be impregnated in the plastic eliminating the need for retreat. This is important because the net will maintain its effectiveness for a lifetime of 5 years without causing people to handle the insecticide used to retreat mosquito nets.
The BestNets are dark blue in color which means dirt will not show up as it does on a white net, and people will not have to wash them as frequently. Another important bonus of these nets is that they are slightly rigid compared to the polyester nets which means that air flows through them better so people are cooler sleeping under them. Why is this important? From our experience, the main reason owners do not sleep under their nets is because they get too hot! Our feedback, thus far, shows that people really like the new nets and like sleeping under them. |
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Jessica, Wilford and a volunteer at Nawampanda |
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