David Beckham Launches High-Profile Push for Ending Malaria
A new global campaign to beat malaria - Malaria Must Die So Millions Can Live - has been launched on the web and online on social media. The campaign is backed by a coalition of global health and development organizations, including Malaria No More, and a number of celebrities. The campaign kicked off with a video featuring footballer David Beckham, showing him in a glass box "under attack" by a swarm of mosquitoes. The campaign initially targets Commonwealth countries, where half of malaria deaths occur each year, but will expand after this year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which takes place in London in April.
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Africa:
David Beckham Launches New Global Campaign to Beat Malaria
MalariaMustDie, 7 February 2018
David Beckham today launched an ambitious new global malaria campaign, Malaria Must Die, So Millions Can Live calling upon leaders to "unite and fight" malaria. The campaign's… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Remote Villages Fight Malaria Through Community Health
MalariaMustDie, 7 February 2018
Nigeria has more cases and deaths from Malaria than any other country in the world. It's entire 177 million population is at risk from the disease. But in remote villages, training… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Two Few Households Have Enough Mosquito Nets
MalariaMustDie, 7 February 2018
Tanzania has taken big steps to get rid of Malaria in recent years, but it's still an everyday threat in many areas. For mothers like Wabunde, it's access to simple prevention… Read more »
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Zambia:
Hope in Zambia - We Can Defeat Malaria
MalariaMustDie, 7 February 2018
This century has seen malaria deaths in Zambia drop steeply, through a historic effort to increase prevention, education and access to medical help. Zambia's National Malaria… Read more »
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Africa:
Resistance: Staying One Step Ahead of Malaria
MalariaMustDie, 7 February 2018
Bed nets and insecticides applied to interior walls have played a crucial role in the 60% reduction in deaths from Malaria since 2000. But with rising reports of… Read more »
A Nigerian mother calms her son as he is tested for malaria.
Women in Tanzania perform a dance and song about malaria.
Research to find new malaria treatments and anti-mosquito insecticides continues.
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