3. What is Malaria?
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Malaria is a life threatening disease carried by the anopheles mosquito. malaria is most
common in sub-saharan africa 660,000 people died from this preventable and treatable
disease in 2010.
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4. About the Anopheles
Mosquito
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THE MOSQUITO IS THE MOST DEADLY ANIMAL IN THE WORLD. THE ANOPHELES
LIVES IN HOT, SWAMP-FILLED AREAS OR ANYWHERE AROUND WATER. AS WELL
AS MALARIA, THESE MOSQUITOES CARRY HEARTWORMS, OTHER VIRUSES AND
AN AGENT THAT IS LINKED TO BRAIN CANCER. MALARIA CAN ALSO CAUSE
LEARNING DISABILITIES IN GROWING INFANTS AND CHILDREN.
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5. Who does Malaria
Affect?
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Malaria affects everyone in the community. kids who get malaria spend 60% less time in
school, and their families spend over one quarter of their income on treatment alone.
also, if that family works in agriculture, like 65% of the population does, they will produce
40% less crops due to a malaria stricken member.
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6. How can we help?
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our organization’s goal is to establish malaria specific clinics in ghana, to improve the
quality of life for malaria stricken victims.
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our teams will distribute treatments to lower income families who live in urban areas
of the country.
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there are a variety of medicines such as chloroquine that will be distributed by our
clinics.
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pesticides and pesticide treated nets will be offered as well to protect children.
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7. Malaria Statistics
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over a half a million people die from malaria each year, and among the victims most
of them are small children.
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90% of all these deaths occur in the sub-saharan region of africa.
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malaria is one of the top 3 killers of small children in all of africa.
malaria kills 1,500 kids everyday.
malaria prevents kids from going to school more than other diseases.
malaria costs africa 12 billion dollars per year.
8. Malaria Statistics
• Life saving tools such as mosquito nets and
treatments have reduced death by 33%.
• Less that 5% of children in sub-saharan africa
currently sleep under any type of insecticide
treated nets.
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