My name is Lily and thank you very much for showing an interest in my post! Today, malaria is considered one of the world's deadliest diseases and although treatable and preventable, causes countless unnecessary deaths, primarily in Africa, where 90% of malaria cases occur. Malaria affects half of the world's population and causes around one million deaths per year. I think that this is very melancholic and saddening that so many people are needlessly dying of this disease. After reading my post, I hope that you feel more informed about the issue of malaria and that you may consider supporting Malaria No More UK.
Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the malaria parasite entering the bloodstream – usually through the bite of an infected mosquito. The particular mosquito that causes malaria breeds in very rural areas, hence why 90% of malaria cases occur in Africa. The symptoms of malaria are;
- Fever
- Headaches
- Sweats
- Chills
- Dry cough
- Muscle pains and fatigue
- Vomiting
- Diarrhoea
So two men come in, Peter Chernin and Ray Chambers and in 2006, they founded Malaria No More. It is said that, “Malaria No More was born of a simple, startling insight: that ending malaria's death grip on Africa is the best humanitarian investment we can make in the world today,” In 2008, they launched Malaria No More UK to gain more support and raise more funds here in the UK and their head office is based in London.
Malaria No More UK have saved the lives of 130,000 since the start of 2011. They provide medication to treat malaria, provide mosquito nets and also testing kits for people to confirm whether or not they have malaria. They also perform trials to test new medication to try to find more effective or cheaper treatments. Malaria No More UK are saving thousands of lives – but all of the things that they do require funding.
Thank you so much again for taking an interest in my post. I would very much appreciate it if you could leave a comment with your thoughts and a few words in answer to the following questions – and please help in any way you can. Further information is available at http://malarianomore.org.uk/. Please help to end malaria deaths!
- Had you heard about the issues caused by malaria before reading my post?
- Do you now feel more informed about the issues faced by victims of malaria?
- Would you now be prepared to do any of the following:
- Make a donation to Malaria No More UK?
- Start or join a fund raising campaign?
- Sign up for email updates from Malaria No More UK?
- Follow Malaria No More UK on Twitter?
- Tell your family/friends about Malaria No More UK and persuade them to help out in any of the ways listed above?
Many thanks again,
Lily
