KOLDING, Denmark, Oct. 28, 2011 — Bestnet A/S announced today that Doreen Weatherby, US Sales & Marketing Manager, appeared on the October 9, 2011 episode of The EmeraldPlanet television show during an episode entitled "LESS MALARIA: Reaching Community Immunity in Africa through a Proactive Community-Based Health Care Approach and Successful Partnerships."
EmeraldPlanet is a worldwide non-profit organization based in the Washington, DC area that is dedicated to identifying at least 1,000 Best Practices for a sustainable environment and economic development. Dr. Samuel Lee Hancock is the President & Executive Director of EmeraldPlanet and is the producer & host of EmeraldPlanet TV Programs.
Weatherby joined Dr. Hancock to discuss why Netprotect® Long Lasting Insecticide Incorporated Nets® (LLINs), made of polyethylene, are superior to mosquito nets made of less durable, surface treated polyester. Netprotect® LLINs last up to 5 years, delivering protection from vector borne diseases for up to twice as long as inferior polyester nets.
The program highlights the fact that Bestnet produces Netprotect® LLINs in the widest variety of colors, shapes and sizes of any World Health Organization (WHOPES) recommended LLIN on the market. Recently published studies indicate that the addition of color to bednets increases user compliance, thereby resulting in greater protection from malaria and other vector borne diseases.
Bestnet also offers Netprotect® LLINs in brightly colored stripes, and is the only manufacturer of WHOPES recommended LLINs that can be custom imprinted with a logo or message, at an affordable price. Custom imprints allow the many non-profit organizations involved in malaria control efforts to achieve better branding, messaging and donor recognition.
The EmeraldPlanet interview with Weatherby can be viewed on the Bestnet website at http://www.bestneteurope.com/NewsMedia/Videos-1.aspx
About Bestnet A/S
Bestnet A/S, the manufacturer of Netprotect® Long Lasting Insecticide Incorporated Mosquito Nets (LLINs), supports the many ministries of health and relief organizations worldwide that are working toward the goal of eventually eliminating malaria. Each year, over 1 million people die from malaria even though the disease is completely preventable and treatable. Sadly, most of these deaths occur in pregnant woman and in children under the age of 5.
Bestnet is thoroughly immersed in capacity building throughout the world and is currently producing more than 3 million Netprotect® LLINs per month at their facilities in China, India and several locations in Africa.
More information about Bestnet A/S and Netprotect® LLINs is available at http://www.bestneteurope.com or by contacting Bestnet Managing Director, Trine Angeline Sig, at Email, mob.: +45 28262600.
About EmeraldPlanet
EmeraldPlanet weekly television programs are broadcast and distributed via Channel 10 TV in Fairfax, Virginia. The programs are being simulcast to 532 stations around the United States and then overseas by the Internet and C-SPAN. At this time The EmeraldPlanet is currently being seen in over 50 countries.
The EmeraldPlanet television home base has over three [3] million potential viewers including one of the world's most important cities, Washington, D.C. Through total distribution over a six-week period, the show has the domestic and international potential audience of an estimated 1.5 billion viewers. The shows are archived and can be accessed by cable, satellite, and major broadcast television stations over the weeks, months, and years ahead, further expanding their potential outreach.
The entire episode entitled "LESS MALARIA: Reaching Community Immunity in Africa through a Proactive Community-Based Health Care Approach and Successful Partnerships" can be viewed at
More information about The EmeraldPlanet is available at http://www.emerald-planet.org or by contacting Dr. Samuel Hancock at Email
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