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- Malaria kills one million people in sub-Saharan Africa each year
- ¾ of which are children
- Mozambique is one of the countries most affected
- Malaria is the major contributor to the infant mortality rate of 29%
- Malaria is a preventable and curable disease
- $6 will provide a mother with malaria training and a treated net
- For every 1000 nets distributed 6 lives are saved per year
- To make a donation please contact us
1in3 kids don't make it to their 5th Birthday, the biggest killer; malaria
Nema is now entering into phase 3 of the malaria project having already trained and distributed treated nets to over 1200 mothers in Guludo, Naunde & Ningaia villages. 3300 more mosquito nets will be arriving in Guludo any day to further expand the project to reach eligible mothers in all 6 villages in the region.
Dollar per life saved this project has the greatest return with research indicating that the provision of treated nets alone save an average of 6 lives per 1000 per year. Although ambitious in size, this malaria project remains community-run, low cost, and entirely sustainable in its day-to-day running.
Project Description:
Community malaria committees are trained to run malaria workshops for women who are pregnant or have children under the age of 5 (the groups most at risk). The workshop teaches the women how to reduce the number of mosquitoes, how to look after a mosquito net and what to do if they suspect a case of malaria. The women are then registered, data is collected for monitoring and they receive a treated net.
