Rwanda: Free Net Distribution Protects Children From Malaria
KIGALI, Rwanda — Building on experiences in Togo and Niger, Rwanda’s National Integrated Malaria Control Program implemented an ambitious plan to distribute one long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) to every child under five who participated in a nationwide measles vaccination campaign.

Africa Malaria Day Highlights Need for ACTs
WASHINGTON, DC — African governments committed to rolling back Malaria commemorate Africa Malaria Day.

PSI Approach to Malaria Lauded in New Book
WASHINGTON, DC — PSI's pragmatic approach to solving thorny health problems is favorably mentioned in the introduction of a major new book on development entitled The White Man's Burden by William Easterly, a development economist and New York University economics professor.

Kenya: ITN Coverage of Vulnerable Reaches 50%
NAIROBI, Kenya — An intensive insecticide-treated net (ITN) delivery program implemented by PSI/Kenya has reached coverage of 46% of children under five and 50% of pregnant women by targeting heavily subsidized ITNs to vulnerable groups visiting antenatal clinics and promoting sales through the commercial sector.

Private Sector Role Seen for ACT Malaria Treatment
LONDON, UK — A new paper published in the British Medical Journal, which analyzes the cost effectiveness of different strategies to combat malaria in developing countries, concludes that the cornerstone for malaria control in sub-Saharan Africa should be achieving greater coverage with effective artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) distributed through formal and informal distribution mechanisms to maximize access to those who need it most.

A Sudanese family at a free net distribution event.