Ending Malaria in Our Lifetime

Video by: Zero Malaria Starts With Me*

April 25 was World Malaria Day, and we think it’s incredibly important to recognize the impact malaria still has on our world. While some countries in South America are being declared malaria-free, our colleagues in Africa can see the devastating effects of the disease too close to home. One of our health worker colleagues in Zambia lost a grandson to malaria last year. Children are among the highest-risk in regards to malaria. 

"...it is still a huge problem in Sub Saharan Africa where it kills around 400,000 people annually - the majority of them children under the age of five."  -Anne Gulland, Global Health Security Deputy Editor for The Telegraph**

Hope is strong and action is being taken to end malaria. The pan-African campaign “Zero Malaria Starts With Me” empowers communities to advocate for and take action in regards to preventing malaria. Local impact close to our friends in Zambia include the establishment of an “End Malaria Fund” and awareness marches in the capital city of Lusaka. With continued collaboration and consistent action, malaria could potentially end within this generation! 

*”Zero Malaria Starts With Me” Website: https://zeromalaria.africa

** Telegraph Article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/el-salvador-becomes-first-central-american-country-declared/