A mosquito.

Tiny as it maybe, but this disease-transmitting insect accounts for several million deaths and hundreds of millions of cases every year.

Thankfully, a revolutionary product that helped protect nearly 800 million people came about. The olyset net window screen.

A highly durable and award-winning long lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) recommended by the world health organization in 2001.

Since its conception to address public health concerns, Olyset Net continue to evolve and has now expand its reach into the commercial sector as Olyset Net Window Screen.

Last may 6, 2017 – The all-new Olyset Net Window Screen was formally introduced in the Philippines through the combined efforts of Sumitomo Chemical and Irvine True and Frank Carson Philippines Incorporated (ITFC).

The event was held at the gazebo royale hosted by TV anchor and journalist, Miss Pia Arcangel.

Distinguished guests who graced the launch were:

Mr. Takatoshi karino, general manager for environmental health division of sumitomo chemical asia;

Dr. Antonio bautista, deputy project manager for field operations of  global fund malaria project philippines;

And architect edric “dinky” florentino.

With top rank guests, groups from various sectors like health, design, architecture, social media and most importantly those from tourism-related industries –

Were given helpful information about the benefits of olyset net window screen and the many ways this amazing product can better protect businesses.

But of course, hashtag 567 roll! Wasn’t just all talk and boring presentations.

It was also a night of artistic display — From the walk-through art gallery to the must-see product exhibit booth.

And world-class performances – By Asia’s Got Talent first grand winner, El Gamma Penumbra and the Voice of the Philippines season 1 winner, Mitoy Yonting.

While the Silk band provided the needed music-boost, the sexy ladies from one intestine and PBA girls added zing to the  evening.

Olyset Net Window Screen (“living a better life with innobarrier, a japanese technology”) is exclusively distributed by ITFC.

 

Malaria plagues millions of people living in tropical regions worldwide. This mosquito-transmitted endemic is particularly dangerous for children below the age of five. Today, over 400,000 people still die yearly from this fatal disease.

The global fight against malaria is not something that can be handled alone, but we are aggressively channelling efforts toward eradicating the disease. With Olyset™ Net, a mosquito net developed by Sumitomo Chemical Group to protect the people at risk, we seek to empower affected countries in their own fights.

Vector control is an important component of many disease control programmes and has been a cornerstone of every effective campaign to control vector borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and yellow fever. For diseases where there is no effective treatment or cure, such as West Nile Virus and Dengue fever, vector control remains the only way to protect populations.

There are four approaches to vector control – environmental control, personal protection measures, biological control and chemical control. IVCC is concerned only with chemical control i.e. the use of insecticides and/or larvcides in an  integrated vector management strategy

The success of insecticide –treated bed nets coupled with indoor residual sprays in contributing to the fall in the number of deaths from malaria has demonstrated the important role of vector control.  These interventions targeting malaria can also have an impact on other vector-borne diseases such as lymphatic Filariasis, Dengue ,  Leishmaniasis.

The current push to eliminate malaria from many countries, and the longer term goal of eradicating malaria globally, will continue to rely heavily on indoor residual sprays (IRS) and long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs). This underscores the need for efforts to facilitate the development of new insecticides and paradigms to overcome the inevitable evolution of resistance.

Zika virus is a mosquito-borne illness that is spread by the Aedes species of mosquito, the mosquito also responsible for the transmission of dengue and chikungunya viruses.^1-3

Unlike malaria-carrying mosquitos, this species is mostly active during the day and so barrier methods such as mosquito nets are ineffective. These mosquitos can survive in both indoor and outdoor environments.¹

The two known species responsible for Zika transmission are the Aedes albopictus, known as the Asian Tiger mosquito, and the Aedes aegypti species.²

The Zika virus was first identified in monkeys in Uganda in 1947. The first human cases were detected in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania in 1952, and following that there have been further outbreaks in Africa, South East Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

While the symptoms of Zika typically pass within the space of a week, there have been recent concerns about the virus are due to a potential link between Zika and birth defects such as microcephaly.

In light of a strongly suspected causal relationship, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the Zika virus outbreak constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 1 February 2016.

28 October 2016 update: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued travel warnings for people traveling to areas and certain countries where Zika virus transmission is ongoing. These include:

• Central and South America: Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
• Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, US Virgin Islands
• Oceania: American Samoa, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Tonga
• North America: Mexico
• Africa: Cape Verde
• Asia: Singapore