Daily Life,Health & Mortality,Malaria,Medical & Health Programs 31 December 2010

As we approach the end of 2010 I wanted to post some fabulously encouraging and amazing results.
In just two years, 578 million (yes, millions!) of people in sub-saharan Africa have been protected by Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets (ITMN).  According to the World Health Organization (WHO)
“Eleven of Africa’s 43 endemic countries …

 Malaria,Medical & Health Programs 11 November 2010

If you want the world to listen (and watch) put a video on YouTube and watch it go viral, right?  Well there is a very special and poignant movie trailer that has more than 43,000 views and it is not even about a movie.  It is an amazing way to …

 Malaria,Medical & Health Programs,Politics & Policy 8 November 2010

Here is a surprising answer to the question of what costs Africa $12 billion a year in economic loss. Malaria.  Every 45 seconds a child in Africa dies from malaria.
In the U.S. we might think that malaria is similar to many other diseases – it is preventable and treatable.  So …

 Health & Mortality,Main Content,Medical & Health Programs 14 September 2010

Have you ever ridden 40 miles on your bicycle in one day? Without stopping? On rough, dirt roads? While you were 9 months pregnant? While you were having contractions?
Imagine suffering from the effects of malaria; being dehydrated, nauseous, and not able to move. …

 Empowerment,Featured!,Health & Mortality,Medical & Health Programs 10 September 2010

Your current car is unreliable but a new one is not in the budget. Every time your car doesn’t run, you can’t get to work. If you don’t work, you don’t get paid. If you don’t get paid you can’t fix your car or you go into …