There are many success stories. Here are a few:

Lawra District, Ghana
In December 2002, in the Lawra District of Ghana, a measles campaign targeted all children 9 months to 15 years of age. It lasted one week. Families with one or children under 5 years of age were targeted to receive a free ITN. The Ghana Red Cross, working with the Ghana Health Service and UNICEF, provided logistical support, volunteer workers and social mobilization during the campaign.

At distibution over 7.3% reported having an ITN. Five months post-distribution, caretakers reported that 95.2% of their children 9 months to 5 years received a measles vaccination and 89.5% received an ITN. For eligible families, 94.4% were observed to have an ITN in the home. 68.3% were observed to have the ITN hung over a bed, and 64.7% reported that their youngest child slept under the ITN on the previous night.

The average cost was $3.74 per ITN delivered, of which $3.42 was for the ITN and $.32 was for distibution.

This program was ramped up and rolled out again in Zambia, see the article on Zambia here.