Success of Senegal's first nationwide distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets to children under five - contribution toward universal coverage

Table 1 Details of integrated campaign phases

	Phase 1	Phase 2
Dates	June 22-30, 2009	October 9-15, 2009
Area covered	Nationwide, excluding 6 health districts in Dakar*	6 health districts in Dakar
Interventions	LLINs and vitamin A for children 6-59 months, mebendazole for children 11-59 months	LLINs for children 6-59 months
Number of LLINs	1,840,000	340,000

* Six health districts in Dakar were excluded from this phase because of delays in arrival of enough LLINs for the entire country.

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