Insect Shield & The MENTOR Initiative:
Working Together on Emergency Malaria Control Project in Kenya

Welcome to the first Insect Shield® E-Buzz newsletter where we will keep you updated on the following topics:

• Insect Shield® technology information
• Insect-borne diseases
• Insect Shield Global Health initiatives
• New brand and retailer partners

We promise not to inundate you ... just want to keep you in the loop from time to time. Here is the latest on the Global Health front.

Laura Hendrix — Insect Shield Director of Global Health Initiatives Helping out in Busia District of Kenya

We are working with the MENTOR Initiative, an international humanitarian organization that provides essential disease-control and technical and operational support for populations in crises. One of MENTOR's current focus areas is the Busia District in Western Province, Kenya, where the population has been severely affected by floods. Flooding has caused displacement of many communities to makeshift camps, while others are cut off and isolated by floodwaters. In the past year, flooding and emergency living conditions have doubled the incidence of disease and death from malaria. Those most affected are young children and pregnant women.

Insect Shield Director of Global Health Initiatives Laura Hendrix has signed on to work with MENTOR's malaria-control project on site in the Busia District. Hendrix will help promote community awareness of malaria-prevention and treatment methods. She will also assist partners on the ground in the development and implementation of an evaluation of Insect Shield-treated khangas. Khangas are colorful wraps worn by African women that are also used to carry babies and as sleeping covers. Because of these specific uses, we are hopeful that Insect Shield-treated khangas can be a valuable tool for protection against mosquitoes that can carry malaria. Insect Shield-treated khangas will be provided to women throughout the flood-affected communities.

The Insect Shield team welcomes opportunities to assist agencies and international relief organizations that work to protect at-risk populations from insect-borne diseases. We are pleased to be working with MENTOR toward the development of Insect Shield®-treated items to provide innovative tools for protection against malaria.

About MENTOR
For more information visit www.thementorinitiative.org.

About Insect Shield
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