Join members of Rotarians Eliminating Malaria: A Rotarian Action Group to learn what Rotary members and others, including the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are doing to combat this disease. You'll hear scientific updates, find out about the group's work, and get ideas for club and district projects.

1. No Bite = No Malaria THE MOSQUITERO PROJECT
Life-saving insecticide treated bed-nets poor people in Peru & Venezuela

2. Anopheles Darlingi, prime malaria vector in Venezuela & Peru
It’s bite is the only way to get malaria
There is no effective vaccine against malaria

3. Malaria is a complex parasite that requires both humans
& mosquitoes to complete its life-cycle.

4. Anopheles Darlingi, the local malaria vector
only bites at night
people who sleep under the protection of one of our mosquiteros
is not bitten and does not become infected with malaria

5. The unique design of our mosquitero allows use with
hammocks or beds.

6. Deltamethrin
Pyrethroid ester insecticide.
the man-made versions of natural
insecticides from chrysanthemum flowers -
WHO approved treatment for our mosquiteros

7. Rotary Mosquiteros save lives!

8. 800 Rotary mosquiteros distributed in village of Apanao between the 47th
week of 2012 and the 6th week of 2013 (MG75905

9. No Bite = No Malaria
Mosquitero Project Venezuela
2011 -2012 Matching Grant #75905
Delivered 1500 bed-nets
2013 – 2015
Global Grant #1411141
is delivering 6000 bed-nets
2017 – 2018
Global Grant #1528880
To deliver 100,000 bed-nets

10. May 2014
Distribution of
6000
mosquiteros
begins

13. Área de estudio

14. Dr Jorge Moreno of Malariología in Tumeremo
AKA: Instituto de Altos Estudios Dr Arnoldo Gabaldon - IAES
Dr Moreno is our major partner in Sifontes
Municipality where new malaria infection rates
are currently at epidemic levels Dr Gabaldon is a hero of the
fight against malaria in
Venezuela. He founded
Malariología in 1936, He was
President of the Rotary Club of
Maracay 1948-1949

15. San Antonio de Roscio
a Pemón Community, Sifontes Municipality
May 12 & 13, 2014

16. Distribution starts with Porfilio (IAE) taking house
location and family size data

17. Henry - Rotary Cachamay
& Gesner - Rotary San Felix
record names and Cedula
ID numbers
Girls from SAOI, the local
Indigenous organization, fill
out family data
questionnaires

18. Dr. Moreno (IAE) marks house locations
with his GPS

19. Detailed information is kept on every household
that receives mosquiteros

20. Proper use and care of the mosquiteros is explained in detail to every
recipient Jose Antonio Castro, Rotary Cachamay does the job this day

21. These kids, & hundreds more, will sleep safe from
malaria infection tonight in San Antonio as a result
of our distribution of Rotary mosquiteros

22. 1000 Life saving anti-malaria
Rotary Mosquiteros for Peru

23. Where we will fight malaria in Peru

24. Many villages in Loreto State are
isolated with few medical services

25. 1,000 Rotary anti-malaria mosquiteros arrived in Lima -
April 2016

26. Community leaders
& local healthcare
workers examine
Rotary mosquitero
before deliveries

27. Rotarians together, Iquitos, Key Biscayne, Key West
represented

28. Carlos & Prof. Moura
with Patti at Rotary
House meeting to
prepare for
distribution

29. Workers &
mosquiteros
arrive in Nina
Rumi village for
distribution day

30. Patti works with
local team leaders
in Nina Rumi
village

31. Rotaractor Rosa
prepares
paperwork for
head of household
to sign - Nina Rumi
village

32. Rotarator Lucy gives mosquiteros to head of household in Nina Rumi village

33. Youngsters take the
lead explaining
correct mosquitero
use to village
women

34. Team #4 - Nina Rumi, 44 households visited, 110 mosquiteros delivered

35. Global Grant #1638802 to deliver 14,000 anti-
malaria Rotary mosquiteros in Peru between
2017 – 2019 is now APPROVED
The first 7,000
mosquiteros
now in Iquitos
Distribution
will begin in
July 2017 and

36. March 2017 - Rotary Club of Miami-
Kendall used a District Grant to do an
exploratory trip to Colombia

37. District 6990, Southeast
Florida, the Keys & Grand
Bahama Island.
Rotary Club of Key
Biscayne,
Rotary Club of North
Dade Strategic Partner
Club
Rotary Club of Key West
Rotary Club of the Upper
Keys
Rotary Club of Weston
Rotary Club of Mirimar-
Pines
Rotary Club of Pompano-
Lighthouse
Rotary Club of Marathon
Rotary Club of Coral
Gables
Rotary Club of Miami-
Kendal
Rotary Club of Key Largo
District 4465 Peru
Club Rotario de Iquitos
Local Host Club Peru
Club Rotaract de Iquitos
District 4370 - Venezuela,
Aruba, Bonaire and
Curacao
Club Rotario de Puerto
Ordaz
Club Rotario de Cachamay
Nuevas Generaciones
Club Rotario de Maneiro
Club Rotario de Caroni
Club Rotario de Caracas
Club Rotario de
Macaracuay
Club Rotario de Cafetal
Club Rotario de San Felix
District 6380 - Southern
Ontario & Michigan
Rotary Club of Tilbury
Interact Club of Tilbury
Highschool
District 7610 – Virginia
Rotary Club of Blue Ridge
Mountains
Rotary Club of
Charlottesville
Rotary Clubs that
support the
Mosquitero
Project

38. Your Club can join the Rotary
Mosquitero Project as we continue to
work in the Amazon Basin
Contact Steve Baker
Coordinator, Rotary Mosquitero
Projects
canukcanoe@gmail.com 513 315 4734
$10 buys and delivers one of
our state of the art LLIN style
mosquiteros to a poor family
living in the Amazon basin
Rotary Club of Key Biscayne
Foundation is a Charitable
organization under IRS 501 c 3