Image courtesy of www.malariafreefuture.org

Hi Everyone, tomorrow (April 25th) is World Malaria Day. Lots of organizations are taking part this year and you can help too.

Check out Voices For A Malaria-Free Future for some great information on the fight against malaria in Rwanda, as well as other advocacy projects VOICES does in Ghana, Kenya, Mail, and Mozambique. They have some great information available, including the following:

Along with basic information and how to take action, you’ll also find included at the site:

- Background on the successful Rwandan program via insecticide-treated bed nets, treatment guidelines, training community health workers and improving health facility care

- World Malaria Day PSA featuring PSI Global Ambassador and board member Ashley Judd

- Picture of Success: The Rwanda Fight Against Malaria, a short YouTube documentary on Rwandan efforts

- Photo Galley to experience Rwanda malaria control at work -

- Podcasts conducted for World Malaria Day with various experts including the Rwandan Minister of Health, Dr. Richard Sezibera and Dr. Corine Karema, Coordinator of Rwanda’s National Malaria Control Program

Malaria is how this blog got started, it’s really easy to get involved by purchasing insecticide treated bed nets, promoting education and awareness, and funding research. To donate to the American Red Cross’s effort against malaria, visit this page.

For only $10 (okay, not a regular lunch, but a decent lunch with a drink) you can help purchase a insecticide-treated bed net as well as help in the educational programs the Red Cross sponsors to teach families the proper use of bed nets.

Malaria is spread by mosquitoes and can be BOTH prevented and treated. Unfortunately every 30 seconds a child in Africa dies from this disease. 300 million acute cases a year resulting in 1 million deaths, of which 90% are in Africa and are mostly children.

Please help the American Red Cross, donate here. You can download a fact sheet from the American Red Cross here (pdf) to learn more about malaria.