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Managing Organization:
A to Z Textile Mills
Affiliated Organizations:
Acumen Fund, Sumitomo, ExxonMobil, WHO and UNICEF and the Tanzanian manufacturer
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Activity Description:
A highly-effective, long-lasting (3-5 years instead of 3-5 months), insecticide-treated malaria bednet is being manufactured, produced and sold by for under $5 in east Africa. The technology and distribution channels for the bednet are being made possible though a partnership forged between Sumitomo, ExxonMobil, WHO and UNICEF and the Tanzanian manufacturer.
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Long Lasting Anti-Malaria Bednets
-Project status: Active
-Sectors: For-profit Activity -Funding source: Private Investment Funded | Philanthropy Funded -Location of project: Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa -Project type: Health Activity | BOP Technology Activity printer friendly version | 4785 reads
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