ITNs cut all hospital visits by 25-40%, freeing up funds and personnel to be redirected strategically at other health problems, such as HIV/AIDS and TB.

Healthcare and Malaria

ITNs cut all hospital visits by 25-40%, freeing up funds and personnel to be redirected strategically at other health problems, such as HIV/AIDS and TB.

This decrease in hospital visits occurs because fewer children are sick and more parents are educated about what to do in response to their sick child. Thus sick children can get better access to medicines and get well. Furthermore the healthcare system gets ramped up by the implementation of the Rotary Model and the vaccination campaigns. This allows for sick children to get better referrals and diagnosis. Funds, doctors, and nurses can be strategically directed at other pressing health concerns. The system is strengthened.

This is critical at this point in time because of the rollout of 3x5 program. See Malaria and HIV/AIDs. For more information on HIV/AIDS and the 3x5 program, see: World Health Organization.