New Nets Project (NNP)

The project assessed the cost-effectiveness of the nets under operational pilot conditions, across countries representing different epidemiological, insecticide resistance and entomological profiles. The nets were first deployed in 2019 in Burkina Faso in West Africa. Additional countries were selected for pilots in 2020, 2021 and 2023. These pilots built understanding about the extra benefit these nets can bring in different settings, as well as operational learnings on the deployment of new types of nets. This information will help countries make informed decisions about how best to spend their malaria control budgets.

The catalytic market shaping work under NNP to increase supply and demand have laid the foundation for ensuring equitable and affordable access to novel vector control products.  This was enhanced by the joint work of UK-based social finance company MedAccess and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation who supported access to the new nets in 20+ countries by providing a volume guarantee that enabled BASF to reduce the price procurers pay for the nets.