The launching of the Bo District’s net distribution begins with a march past health workers through the main streets of Bo.
More than 320,000 bed nets will be delivered to homes in the Bo District in the coming days.
The United Methodist Church has also funded the training of 3,700 health workers and volunteers for the net distribution. In addition to helping distribute the nets, teams of volunteers are going house-to-house throughout the country to register the number of sleeping places in each to determine how many nets each family will receive. They then issue tickets for people to take to the distribution centers to collect the nets.
Each home will receive a second visit, this time from volunteers armed with nails, hammers and ropes to make certain the nets are hung over sleeping places and to educate families on their use. Teaching proper use of the nets is essential to the success of the campaign.
Excerpt from United Methodist News Service December, 2010