Garnet's Life Adventures

re-posting since it's a good cause!

Once again LSHTM is hosting World Swim Against Malaria and again I'm not swimming, but my mate Quintin is, every year he dresses up as a sperm (or some would say a malaria sporozoite) & swims, this is his third year particiapting!!

• 1 - 3 million people die of malaria each year



• 70% of them are children under 5



• The children that will die today from malaria would fill 7 jumbo jets



• Malaria is the world's single largest killer of children and pregnant mothers.



• The single most effective means of prevention is a mosquito net



• Each long lasting insecticidal net costs just $ 5



• For each US$100 raised, 20 nets will endup over heads and beds and save one child's life



• Malaria is entirely preventable and treatable - 1-3 million people need not die each year.

Labels: donations, fundraiser, infectious diseases, world swim against malaria

posted by Sara @ 6:20 pm