Your support has helped us provide mosquito nets to families and children who are now sleeping well at night, free from mosquito bites and malaria. Salamatu, Mariama and John (pictured) are so grateful for your support.
Statistics indicate that less than 10% of children sleep under protective nets in Sierra Leone, where malaria is still a frequent and killer disease.
Last week, we read an illuminating article discussing the eradication of malaria. The article reminds us that malaria is still a deadly disease, deserving of our attention:
Malaria, a mosquito-borne illness, is one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases. More than two hundred million people contract the disease each year, and more than four hundred thousand die from it. Once transmitted in nearly every country on earth, today the vast majority of infections occur in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly 70 percent of malaria deaths are in children under five.
Your support provided a net for an old woman called Ena Marie. She tells us in this video in Limba (one of the local languages in Sierra Leone) how the net has helped her. Watch the video https://youtu.be/T0JnMOQ_umU.
Ena Marie says in the video:
Thanks to our donors, more bed net recipients will sleep better knowing they are protected against mosquito bites and malaria.
Today, Mariama, a nurse, has this testimony of the impact of the availability of bed nets within our community. “There are less cases of malaria in our community today as it were several years ago. Thanks to the distribution of bed nets.” She attests to the effectiveness of mosquito nets in reducing incidence of malaria in this video.
Malaria is a leading cause of child deaths in Africa. According to the WHO, 70% of all malaria deaths are children under five. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists malaria as the fifth cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide (after respiratory infections, HIV/AIDS, diarrheal diseases, and tuberculosis), but is the second leading cause of death from infectious diseases in Africa and the number one killer of children under the age of five.
Families in Sierra Leone face unprecedented challenges due to rising costs. Inflation makes it difficult for them to afford basic food staples such as rice, cooking oil, and onions.
Extending a helping hand can alleviate a significant burden and provide essential relief to the less fortunate.
Help provide relief by donating today!
