| ACTIVITIES FOR APRIL |
Theme 1: World Malaria Day |
Every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria. Nearly 90% of those deaths occur in Africa among children younger than 5 years old. That makes malaria the leading child-killer in Africa. UNICEF is the world’s largest provider of Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets (ITNs), which help protect families from malaria. Increased availability of bed nets and scaled-up global funding for malaria programs are helping reduce the malaria burden in many countries. Fighting malaria is crucial to bringing the number of preventable child deaths to zero.
Resources:
Read
Progress for Children—MDG6: Malaria prevention and treatment
UNICEF supports large-scale malaria intervention in DR Congo
World Malaria Day 2010: Africa Update
Watch
Take Action
Raise funds to purchase Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets for just $18.18. Mosquito-borne malaria is the biggest single killer of children in Africa, where a child dies from malaria every 30 seconds. A simple mosquito net can decrease infection rates by 50%. Your purchase will provide three nets treated with long-lasting insect repellent to protect children from mosquitoes and other biting insects. The simple provision of mosquito nets, together with UNICEF awareness campaigns, can really save lives!
Buy actual lifesaving Insecticide Treated Mosquito Nets through UNICEF Inspired Gifts. UNICEF Inspired Gifts are actual lifesaving products not symbolic gifts delivered to the field.
