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The Battle to End Malaria Deaths in Africa by 2015

We've had IMAGINENe EXTRAORDINARY MALARIA progress Te pele ol The nted Medch Just a few short years ago, statistics showed a child died every 30 seconds of malaria. Today, because of your dedicated and generous support, malaria's impact has been cut in half. According to the World Health Organization, this disease now claims a life every 60 seconds. 2011: WHO estimates 6S5,000 deaths attributed to malaria, every every 30 62 DOWN from the estimated more than I million fatalities in secONds secONds 2007. a child died from malaria PROGRESS a child died from malaria Recent efforts in Sierra Leove And the Democratic NOW THEN Republic of Congo have produced Net USage rates exceeding 80 percent. Coutinued Urgenay for HELP More than WORKING TOGETHER Matters 90% of the deaths Working side-by-side with local communities, are in sub-Saharan Africa and affect children under S national departments of health, other non-profit and preguant womeN. organizations (like Nets For Life, UNICEF, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies) is precisely the way we will beat this disease. IMAGINEN how works Imagine Saving Killions Of Lives MALARIA PREVENTION To date, Imagine No Malaria is responsible for the distribution of 1.2 million iNsecticide-treated bed wets throughout the continent. EDUCATION Trained more than S,800 coMMUnity health workers to personally deliver mosquito nets and measure usage rates. COMMUNICATION (1) word-of-mouth in-persoN outreach / training (2) the United Methodist radio station in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) broadcasts messages about malaria to thousands of listeners each day. TREATMENT The United Methodist Church operates more than 300 hospitals, clinies And health posts throughout Africa. CHĘCK OUT THIS MAP, OF UMCActivities IN Africa. O Tunisia O Morocco ONlgeria Libva Egypt Western Sahara OMauritania O Mal Niger Eritres Sudan Rurkina Easo Dibouiti O Nigeria OSomalia OEthiopia Ivory Coast Can Central African Republic This vital healthcare Uganda OKenya Rwandas Burund Gabono infrastructure is a Republic of The Congo Democratic Republic of Congo critical part of how we Tanzania will overcome the disease. In order to be O Angola OMalawi OZambla effective, however, O Zimbabw O Madagascar these facilities must Namibia O O Mambique have life-saving O Botswana resources like rapid diagNostie tests and Oesotha South Africa malaria medication. HOW YOU CAN HELP. TEXT MOM TO 27722 TO DONATE. A $10 donation can provide an insecticide-treated mosquito bed net to save a family of 4. 100 percent of donations go directly to fighting malaria. WATCH THE STORY TOGETHER. "A Killer in the Dark," the Imagine No Malaria documentary produced by United Methodist Communications, will air in May as a TV special on NBC affiliates across the country. SHARE THE LOVE, SAve A LFE Visit www.ImagineNoMalaria.org/sharethelove and share the opportunity to save lives with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. you are toO SMall to make a difference, try sleepiNg iN a closed room with a mosquito. thiNk you - African Proverb www.imaginenomalaria.org/sharethelove

The Battle to End Malaria Deaths in Africa by 2015

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"Malaria claims populations larger than the size of U.S. cities like Boston, Seattle, Baltimore, Denver, Seattle and Washington, D.C. every year. Let's take a closer look at the progress that has been...

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