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Country Summary:
Independence from France came to
Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) in 1960. Governmental
instability during the 1970s and 1980s was followed by multiparty
elections in the early 1990s. Several hundred thousand farm workers
migrate south every year to Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana.
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Measles Campaign Date:
Sometime***
Population*:
| Total: |
13,045,000 |
| Under 5yrs Old: |
2,348,000 |
| Pregnant: |
613,000 |
| Need ITNs: |
2,961,000 |
*=Population is projected for
2004 with 2003 population and current birth rate. Number of pregnant
women is estimated using the birth rate and population from 2003.
The number of ITNs needed is the sum of children under 5 and
pregnant women.
Progress:
| Total ITNs Needed: |
2,961,000 |
| GF**: |
500,000 |
| Local Government |
($30,000 USD) 6,000 |
| Become a Partner? |
0 |
| GAP: |
2,455,000 |
**=Global Fund Aids TB & Malaria. Number is estimated by
assuming 1/3 of money designated for malaria is spent on nets. For
the sake of not over estimating, we figured the cost of ITNs at 5 US
dollars a net. We know this price can be reduced if we purchase
together.
Nets:
Nets may be purchased from the
following local companies.
Insecticides:
Sagichem
Contact: Dr Hubert Bonou
BP 2600
Bobo Dioulasso
BURKINA FASO
Tel: +226 97 09 85
Fax: +226 97 27 88
Products: Permethrin
Saphyto
Contact: Bernard Chaix, Director
BP 1390
Bobo Dioulasso 01
BURKINA FASO
Tel: +226 97 20 18/36
Fax: +226 97 13 75
Products: Permethrin 50%, PERCAL 50 EC
Sapin B
BP 2183
BURKINA FASO
Tel: +226 97 25 34
Fax: +226 97 25 35
Sopagri SA
Contact: Jeremie Sagnon, Director
BP 1390
Bobo Dioulasso 01
BURKINA FASO
Tel: +226 97 02 33, 97 10 38
Fax: +226 97 25 05
Products: Deltamethrin 12g/l DECIS
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