A Toolkit for Developing Integrated Campaigns to Encourage the Distribution and Use of Long Lasting Insecticide-treated Nets (LLINs) - First Edition

According to the publishers, this toolkit represents the accumulated wisdom of people involved in rapid insecticide treated net (ITN) scale-up. By collecting their experience to make it available to others, the AMP attempts to provide tried and tested guidance for campaign implementation. Developed based on experience obtained from integrating LLINs with the primary platforms of vaccination/nutrition campaigns for children under five, the toolkit provides general lessons that can be applied to achieving the goals of rapid scale up of ITN coverage. The publishers hope that the toolkit is able to both answer common questions and provide a general approach to answer questions specific to each campaign.

The guide contains seven key chapters that take organisations through the process of planning and implementing campaigns around ITNs. It covers planning; coordination; budgets and fundraising; logistics; communication; the technical aspects of campaigning; and sustaining campaign results. It also includes examples of chronograms, a sample timeline, and a list of resources. The toolkit comes with a CD-ROM containing the documents referenced in the resource list.

Please note: Version 2 of this toolkit will be published in March 2011 and will have a further focus on planning and implementing universal coverage distributions.Also available on the President's Malaria Initiative Special Collection on C-Hub here.