Spotlight on Malaria
Malaria kills a child in Africa every 30 seconds. That’s over one million lives lost every single year.
Incredibly, malaria is actually a disease that’s cheap and easy to prevent which means you really can help to save lives.
Your cash can help to deliver a package of intervention, including bed nets, which will work to protect thousands of children and families across Africa from malaria.
Key Facts
- Malaria hits poor people the hardest because it makes people so sick that they can’t work. This means they are likely to face even more poverty.
- Using insecticide treated bed nets can reduce episodes of malaria in children by half and deaths from malaria in children by one fifth.
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£5 could buy a malaria bed net, distribute it to someone that needs it and make sure that they are educated on the importance of using it.
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