By Alka Subramanian | ED/Founder
Happy Mother's Day! This Mother's day, give a gift of health to a family in Zambia. Our malaria prevention program provides long lasting insecticide treated bed nets and education on prevention of malaria to children and families vulnerable to malaria in Zambia. Your ongoing support has helped in keeping children malaria free, healthy and in school.
Impact of Usage of Mosquito Bed Nets on Children's' Health
Over the last four years, we were able to provide 4800 long lasting insecticide treated nets and education on prevention of malaria to children and families in Zambia. These nets were used by an estimated 9600 children (as each net can sleep up to four young children) and 4800 adults (as each net can sleep two adults). Nets are provided to people who are vulnerable to malaria; for example, people living with HIV, older people, expecting moms, young children, and people with TB. Use of bed nets has led to a marked improvement in the health of all beneficiaries but the impact on the health of young children has been greater. This is because malaria can have severe consequences on the health of younger children whose bodies have yet to develop the strength to fight the disease. In addition, malaria can be fatal for a child who is malnourished and HIV positive. Also, bed nets can save lives of pregnant women as malaria can be fatal for a HIV positive pregnant women. Finally, people living with HIV are three times as likely to suffer from malaria, as compared to a person who is HIV negative.
Need For Nets: The need for several thousand more nets is ongoing for the following reasons: (i) in low income areas in Zambia, there are several water logged areas/sewers which are breeding grounds for mosquitoes, (ii) due to an unemployment rate upwards of 67%, the residents of our community are not able to afford a net, and (iii) a high rate of HIV incidence increases their vulnerability to malaria.
At this time we are raising funds to provide 2000 long lasting insecticide treated nets (LLIN’s) before the start of the next malaria season in Zambia. Please donate generously to help save lives. A donation of $10 will provide two nets that can prevent malaria for a family of two adults and 3-4 small children.
Thanks for your support.
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