GOOD Transparency: Malaria

Nearly 3 billion people are at risk of infection with the Plasmodium vivax parasite, which causes malaria. That's almost half of humanity. There are 1 million malaria deaths each year. Many people don't know how bad it is—or how much progress we can make if we support solutions now.

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[sth128]

Why are we trusting this to Bill Gates? He can't even get the bugs out of Windows, let alone Africa!

Stopping Malaria won't magically make starvation and war go away. Forget about combining nets and sprays. We need to combine building education systems, legitimate governments, communication infrastructure, and other facilities necessary for a self-sustaining nation.

Focusing on one single issue will solve nothing. Malaria is nature's way of saying "YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG"!

[MirkotheGreat]

is it just me or was the text to fast to read. Yeah yeah i know you can pause the video. But it would have been nice if it was slowed down just a tad bit so that i dont have to pause.

[jhoa001]

@sth128 We focus on this issue because it is preventable and because people DIE from the parasite. To me, that is reason enough.

[RyanBlockb5]

More Transparency vids please

[roidroid]

not quite sure why it says "we" at the end.

[1pumpkincupcake1]

@sth128 The spread of illnesses wouldn't help a nation to sustain. Malaria is a common illness in undeveloped countries. Your right about building legitimate governments etc., yet we have to have a healthy population to do that. I think what I'm trying to say is we need to think of the well-being of the people before they can focus on anything else.

I'm also afraid that war and starvation will always be a issue.

[ConsciousNYC]

@sth128 well most of these countries are only 50 years into independence. How long did it take America and European countries to get the way it is now. Are these not the same ones that supplied the guns since slavery. Or the many corporations worldwide that provide the ills for the natural resources, test subjects, and for the benefit of the worlds well being. Humanity started in Africa and Humanity will end there. I have many issues with your comments but the topic is malaria. gr8 vid!

[sth128]

@asianforce

Where exactly did I say I want to hinder efforts to stop Malaria? I said curing Malaria won't solve all of Africa's problems. Curing Malaria won't solve their gun violence, civil unrest, or lack of credible governing system.

Furthermore, curing Malaria will do nothing to stop poverty, lack of education system, or turn Africa into a self-sustaining entity.

By all means cure Malaria. I'm just saying that's a symptom, not cause. Just like locking up criminals won't stop crimes.

[asianforce]

@sth128 america had malaria in the past but was eradicated from the country. Why do you want to hinder some one who is trying to make progress. What makes have the right to insult a man who's trying to save lives? why don't you go into the heart of Africa close to the congo river and get malaria. Then see through the eyes of a regular poor infected without medication how it feels. If you have a child do you want him or her to have aids, malaria, or any form of suffering they have to endure .