The costs associated with providing ITNs would pay for themselves in money saved on medicines alone.

The Medicine Numbers

People have 300 - 500 million cases of malaria each year. The medicines cost from 25 cents (for chloroquine, which no longer works in the majority of African), or 30 cents for SP, a sulfa drug also lessening in effectiveness, to $1. ITNs cut number of cases of malaria in half, saving 150-250 million doses of medicines. This would save $40 - $150 million. The costs associated with providing ITNs would pay for themselves in money saved on medicines alone.

The optimistic side of this that no one knows how incredible our ability to save lives for certain, either. We will not know until we try.

New Vaccines

Positive Momentum Accelerates Gains: Each year new and other vaccines can plug into the distribution system, into The Rotary Model, IF WE HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THEM. When the vaccines are ready, are we?

A. For example, rotaviruses kill close to a million children every year. Rotavirus vaccines are due out of Phase III tests by the end of 2004, possibly impacting the 3 M death toll from diarrheal diseases
B. Rubella vaccines exist. Vaccines for various subtypes of developing countries are under development.
C. Pneumonia (Pneumococcus) vaccines exist. Vaccines for various subtypes of developing countries are under development.