By Scott Case | Vice Chair and CEO
Malaria No More is thrilled to partner with Global Giving to fight malaria in Tanzania. Through the generosity of our donors, enough funds have been raised to distribute almost 1,000 bed nets to women and children at risk of malaria.
In Tanzania, around 93% of the mainland population is at risk of infection, and malaria is the leading cause of death for children under five years of age, accounting for 36% of all deaths. But it doesn't have to be this way. Insecticide-treated bed nets, which protect people from mosquitoes at night when risk of infection is highest, are proven and effective malaria prevention tools. Bed nets have helped several African countries slash malaria deaths and illness by more than 50%.
Malaria No More is using funds from Global Giving donors to help the country of Tanzania close in on the United Nations Secretary-General's call to achieve universal bed net coverage by 2010. The country aims to distribute over seven million nets and achieve universal coverage of the under-five population, one of the groups most at-risk for infection.
Bed nets are currently being procured and distribution is expected to begin in September 2008.
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