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Current Feed ContentDip Your Bed Net Picture Story 1Sleep under an insecticide treated net means you won't get bitten by mosquitos at night time and you are much less likely to get malaria. It takes just 4 easy steps to treat your bednet and better protect yourself and your family – we describe theDip Your Bed Net Picture Story 2Treating your bed net with KO Tab (a useful and safe insecticide) drives away the mosquitoes. Here's what you need: A clean bed net.A large wash pan or bowl (and some gloves if possible).Dip Your Bed Net Picture Story 3Here is what the KO Tab looks like. In The Gambia the local health teams run campaigns about once/year which means the whole community comes together to treat their bed nets. You could ask your local village health worker or community health nurse ifDip Your Bed Net Picture Story 4STEP 1: Put a litre (1000ml) of clean water into the large wash pan or bowl.Dip Your Bed Net Picture Story 5STEP 2: Dissolve the KO Tab in the water. Swish the water around a bit to make sure it is fully dissolved.Dip Your Bed Net Picture Story 6STEP 3: Place the bed net into the wash pan and soak thoroughly. Make sure every bit of your bed net gets soaked thoroughly in the solution. This...Dip Your Bed Net Picture Story 7STEP 4: Remove the soaked bed net and place it in the shade to dry. Avoid putting it in the sun to dry and this will reduce the effectiveness of the insecticide. You could also dry the net on or over the mattress you are using - this will aDip Your Bed Net Picture Story 8You can get bed nets in lots of colours and styles: some are round at the top and fasten to the ceiling. Many are white and have square tops and fasten at 4 corners. Whatever type of net you have, it MUST be free from holes and long enough to drapeDip Your Bed Net Picture Story 9To protect yourself and your family, it is important to: Immediately repair any holes in your bed net .Make sure your bed net is long enough to tuck...Dip Your Bed Net Picture Story 10Sleep Safely – use a treated bed net – and Sweet Dreams |
