Orissa Reaches Treated Bed Nets to Vulnerable Populations

LLIN Intervention in Orissa – Successes and Challenges
The successful distribution of LLIN encouraged the
State to upscale LLIN intervention in 2010-11. This
process documentation provides an account of LLIN
distribution along with steps and remedial measures
that were taken at different levels. The community’s
response provides valuable input as also highlights
challenges faced through powerful success stories.
While Section I deals with the context and gives an
overview, Section II shows how the LLIN distribution
plan unfolded, creating efficiencies in the State-to-
District distribution chain. Extensive case studies
of three districts illustrate their experiences in LLIN
distribution as representative samples. Section III
outlines the journey from the State to the village
level in planning and co-ordination and Section IV
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Orissa Reaches Treated Bed Nets
to Vulnerable Populations
tells us the match between supply, procurement and
distribution. Section V details the innovative campaign
on Behaviour Change Communication that adopted
a multipronged approach to publicise, sensitise and
inform LLIN users on the maintenance and usage
of LLIN.
The document aims to serve as a reference point for
anyone seeking an insight as to how a State with
high incidence of malaria and limited resource could
use a simple model to reach an item of need to the
poorest, most impacted section of the population. The
initiative, by virtue of being one of short duration
but yielding high impact and on-ground results, is an
example that can be replicated in any similar setting.
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