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PMI: Presidents Malaria Initiative - Saving lives in Africa.

PMI Supports Strengthening of Supply Chain Systems to Get Commodities Where They Are Needed

Photo: At Cotonou-Port, Benin, a soldier stands guard over shipping containers that hold 280,000 ITNs procured by PMI. ITNs, like other essential malaria commodities, are expensive and require appropriate security measures at each stop of the supply chain. ITNs are also bulky and heavy, making them hard to store and transport.
Source: USAID/Benin

At Cotonou Port, Benin, a soldier stands guard over shipping containers that hold 280,000 insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) procured by PMI. ITNs, like other essential malaria commodities, are expensive and require appropriate security measures at each stop of the supply chain. ITNs are also bulky and heavy, making them hard to store and transport.

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