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Reducing the Toll: PSI and Business Battle Malaria

To curb the impact of malaria on health and business, PSI promotes and distributes insecticide-treated bednets (ITNs) and long-lasting insecticide-treated bed-nets (LLITNs). ITNs, promoted under the brand names Supanet, Moustiquaire, and Chitetezo, are polyester bednets packed with an insecticide spray that lasts approximately 6-12 months. PSI also distributes easy, inexpensive re-treatment kits to extend the effectiveness of these nets. LLITNs, distributed under the brand names Serena, Supanet, Super Moustiquaire, Safenite, Woba Gosha and SmartNet, are bednets with insecticide bound to the net during manufacture. LLITNs protect an entire household for up to four years and can be washed up to 21 times. PSI currently distributes ITNs and LLITNs in 20 countries around the world.