NetMark (1999-2009)
http://www.netmarkafrica.org

Center for Private Sector Health Initiatives. NetMark represented the cutting edge in public-private partnerships for sustainable business and development. Funded by USAID and implemented by AED, NetMark was a ten-year project designed to reduce the impact of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa through the increased use and sustainable supply of insecticide treated mosquito nets (ITNs) and insecticide treatment kits for nets through joint investment with nine multinational and forty two African commercial partners that contributed over $90 million to the partnership. In addition to building sustainable commercial markets for ITNs, NetMark also developed a new technology for an environmentally friendly long-lasting ITN and pioneered an innovative model for delivering subsidies to the most vulnerable using discount vouchers, in partnership with Exxon Mobil, DFID, ministries of health, NGOs, and local commercial distributors. NetMark operated in eight countries, including Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Health Areas
Child Survival, Infectious Diseases.

Behavior Change Strategies or Processes
Advocacy / Policy Change, Behavior Change Communication, Social Marketing, Commercial & Private Sector Partnerships.

Project Director
Willard Shaw

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