Every seconds,a child dies of malaria.

A ministry of the Global Health Initiative; a focus area of The United Methodist Church

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What is MalariaWhat is Malaria

Parasite

-Carried by the female Anopheles mosquito

-1,000 infected bites

-Infects up to 80% of red blood cells

““For nothing is For nothing is impossible with impossible with

God.God.””

Luke 1:37 NIVLuke 1:37 NIV

Previous SuccessPrevious Success

Small Pox (Worldwide)-1958-1979

Malaria (U.S.A.)-1947-1951

Triumphs in Africa-South Africa-Zanzibar-Eritrea-Rwanda-Ethiopia

United Methodist ResponseUnited Methodist Response

Imagine No MalariaImagine No Malaria

Prevention

-Bed netsZimbabweSierra Leone

-Draining standing water

DRC

-Indoor residual spraying

Imagine No MalariaImagine No Malaria

Treatment

-Over 250 hospitals, clinics and health posts

-Rapid Diagnostic Tests

-Intermittent Preventative Treatment

-Artemisinen-based Combination Therapy

Imagine No MalariaImagine No Malaria

Communication

-Central Conference Communications

-15 communications centers in 11 countries

-Hand crank radios and Solar powered radios

Imagine No MalariaImagine No Malaria

Education

-Community health workers

-Training additional volunteers

Sierra Leone

-Education is key to success

Partnerships with Global Partnerships with Global LeadersLeaders

Imagine No Malaria is made possible through a partnership with the United Nations Foundation.

Providing financial resources to support large-scale prevention, treatment and care programs against three diseases.

Recognizing the power and potential of faith-based organizations in helping to overcome diseases of poverty.

   

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you,

or thirsty and give you something to drink?...When did we see you sick or in

prison and go to visit you?’”

   “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of

these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’”

Matthew 25:31-40Matthew 25:31-40