Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

Imagine No Malaria

IMPACT 100

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

Background: Malaria• There are over 500 million cases

of malaria each year. 90% of these cases occur in sub-Saharan Africa.

• Over 1 million people lose their life to malaria each year – the vast majority children under the age of five.

• We lose a child to malaria every 30 seconds; 3,000 children a day.

• Malaria is a preventable, treatable and beatable disease.

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

Background: Malaria

Symptoms: – chills– nausea– sever headaches– muscle pain and

weakness– high fever (106oF)

Can lead to death, brain damage, or other infections

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

PLAYImagine No Malaria

Overview Video

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

Comprehensive Approach

Prevention+ Education

+ Communication+ Treatment

= Sustainable victory over malaria

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

Prevention

• Continue distributing life-saving bed nets

• Eliminate mosquito breeding vectors

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

Education

• Teach families to protect themselves, how to identify symptoms and where to seek treatment

• Train more community health workers to serve remote areas

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

Communication

• Utilize existing/effective communication vehicles, including radio, cell phones, and word-of-mouth

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

Treatment

• Equip hospitals and clinics with better medicine, adequate resources, and diagnostic tools

• Increase access to care, and the capacity to treat more patients

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

Imagine No MalariaGod’s Hands of Healing and Hope

Luke 9:6: “So they set out and went from village to village, preaching the gospel and healing people everywhere.”

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.

What can you do?

• KNOW about malaria and build awareness in our church and community.

• ACT to save lives and stop a preventable disease.

• PRAY for the people suffering from malaria every day, and for the success of this ministry.

Every 30 Seconds…

…a Child Dies…

…of malaria.www.ImagineNoMalaria.org