April 25 is World Malaria Day. Did you know that malaria is one of the top
reasons children do not reach their 5th birthday?
Malaria is a disease that kills
thousands in Burkina Faso every year even though it is completely curable and
preventative methods are available. Malaria disproportionately affects pregnant
women and children under the age of 5 in the developing world.
In order to celebrate World Malaria
day and promote the prevention of malarial death in my community I have been
handing out mosquito nets at every prenatal consultation I’ve helped with.
I am part of Stomping Out Malaria in
Africa, a continent‐wide campaign to increase malaria prevention across Peace Corps
countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Peace
Corps Burkina is stomping out malaria with 3000 other volunteer in 17
countries, and partners such as USAID and Malaria No More. Together we can make a difference in our
communities.
Go to the Tumblr page to see
highlights of Peace Corps projects across Africa: http://stompoutmalaria.tumblr.com/
How will you
stomp out malaria in 2012?
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