Table 3. Campaigns to treat bed nets and to distribute ITNs and LLINs in Bissau.
Year | Distribution of insecticide treated nets in the whole country | Number of nets treated as part of impregnation campaigns in Bissau | Estimated no of treated nets per person in Bissau |
2000 | 10 000† | ||
2003 | 114 000† | ||
2004 | 15519 | 1/41 | |
2006 | 181 925† * | 33 892 | 1/11 |
2010 | 40 723 | 1/9 | |
2011 | 880 000** | 1/2 |
Insecticide treated nets (ITN)
*Distributed in the whole country except Bissau. In Bissau vouchers were given for later collection of bednets but outcome of this is unknown.
** Long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLIN) were distributed in November
In addition there was an impregnation campaign in the whole country in 2005 but it is not known if this included Bissau.