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”Last summer and fall, over 2,000 Long-Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs) were distributed to 15 communities and health centers in the Upper River Region (URR) of the Gambia.
A number of Peace Corps volunteers in the Gambia took part in the planning and implementation stages of the universal coverage bed net distribution. Below, PCV Sunny Utterback does a demonstration of how to properly wash and dry a bed net.

Nets were funded and transported with help from Against Malaria and Peace Corps Senegal.