Red Cross Red Crescent malaria prevention campaign

In the times it takes you to watch this video 4 children will die of malaria

Unnecessarily. Because malaria is preventable.

Malaria is one of the most devastating global public health problems. There are about 300 to 500 million cases of malaria each year with nearly 90 per cent occurring in Africa. An estimated 3,000 children die every day from it. Malaria also contributes to anaemia in children and undermines their growth and development. It is a primary cause of poverty slowing economic growth by 1.3 per cent in Africa alone. This is a disease that kills the poor, young and vulnerable, and affects the future of many developing countries.

The Red Cross Red Crescent malaria prevention campaign saves lives.

Simply,

By working with partners organization to distribute insecticide-treated nets in malaria -infected regions.

By training volunteers to carry out house-to-house demonstrations of how to hang and use the nets.

By ensuring that children under five and pregnant women have access to the nets and can sleep safe from the threat of malaria.

By raising malaria prevention awareness among communities.

Help us to fight malaria.

Contact your Red Cross or Red Crescent National Society.

More information: http://ww.ifrc.org/malaria

Thanks to Vestergaard Frandsen, the MENTOR Initiative - http://www.thementorinitiative.org/

Year: 2008
Duration: 2 minutes 18 seconds

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• Cross
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