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1Plastic sheeting is among thefirst of aid articles to bedistributed to refugees inemergency situations. Whenplastic sheeting is equippedwith vector control abilities, itbecomes a highly efficienthealth improvement tool.
The ZeroFly® ConceptOne third of the world´s annual malaria deaths occuramongst populations affected by conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa. Malaria may account for between 50and 90 percent of all outpatient consultations and over50 percent of deaths, particularly during the acute1emergency phase .The acute stage of emergencies, when people are themost vulnerable, may last for several months. In thesesituations, when international organisations are themain provider of essential services, the focus is onl i fe s aving o p e rations. D i s e a s e p re ve ntioninterventions tend to be implemented at a much laterstage or not at all. Resources, time and operationalconstraints reduce the suitability of availableprevention strategies such as insecticide-treated netsand residual spraying used for malaria control. As aconsequence, malaria remains largely unaddressed incomplex emergencies.To bridge the gap between the acute phase of anemergency and the time when proper infrastructure isestablished, the ZeroFly® shelter, a long-lastinginsecticide-incorporated plastic sheeting, has beendeveloped as a dual function tool providing bothshelter and malaria prevention.Using ZeroFly® shelter as a malaria-control tool has thefollowing advantages: Emergency shelter material such as plasticsheeting is often the first thing on the ground, andmalaria prevention therefore begins immediately. In acute emergency situations with high deathrates, the priorities of the displaced families focuson the most tangible issues related to survival,such as food, water and shelter, which increase thelikelihood of use and retention. Malaria prevention is provided with an increasedspeed of response and cost-effectiveness sinceinsecticide is incorporated into a product beingsent into the field.ZeroFly® shelter is a preventive interventiondeveloped by Vestergaard Frandsen to change thehealth management of the most vulnerable people onearth — the displaced.1WHO report. 2002. Capacity building for Roll Back Malaria in Complex Emergencies 2
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