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| Malaria Prevention Measures for At-Risk Elders and Infants |
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| Project Director |
| Scott Lacy, Yacouba Sangare |
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CH06-09 |
$100.00 |
Bamako, Mali |
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Project Details
In Mali, when the annual rains mark the beginning of the planting season, they also mark the beginning of the malaria season. Malaria carrying mosquitos reproduce in pools of standing rain water, and they spread this debilitating disease throughout the population. When the malaria season starts, it impacts the oldest and youngest communitiy members. As the hungry season (time just before the harvest when lthe previous year's food supplies are at their lowest) approaches, the elders and youngest children become the most vulnerable community members, and malaria can become a death sentence. Scientists are working on vaccines for malaria, but until a vaccine is available, preventative measures such as bed nets are the most effective means to protect community elders and infants. As such, in 2009 African Sky purchased rolls of screen for covering windows, bednets, and courses of artiminisen-based malaria medications (ACT medications) for distributing to at-risk elders and nirsing mothers who cannot afford these preventative measures on their own. |
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