3. WHAT IS MALARIA?
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.
4. ABOUT THE ANOPHELES
MOSQUITO
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.
5. WHO DOES MALARIA AFFECT?
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.
6. HOW CAN WE HELP?
OUR ORGANIZATION’S GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH MALARIA SPECIFIC CLINICS IN
GHANA, TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MALARIA STRICKEN VICTIMS.
OUR TEAMS WILL DISTRIBUTE TREATMENTS TO LOWER INCOME FAMILIES
WHO LIVE IN URBAN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY.
THERE ARE A VARIETY OF MEDICINES SUCH AS CHLOROQUINE THAT WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED BY OUR CLINICS.
PESTICIDES AND PESTICIDE TREATED NETS WILL BE OFFERED AS WELL TO
PROTECT CHILDREN.
7. MALARIA STATISTICS
OVER A HALF A MILLION PEOPLE DIE FROM MALARIA EACH YEAR, AND
AMONG THE VICTIMS MOST OF THEM ARE SMALL CHILDREN.
90% OF ALL THESE DEATHS OCCUR IN THE SUB-SAHARAN REGION OF
AFRICA.
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.
