make malaria history
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Make malaria history. Rebuke the Fever!. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked [Jesus] about her. Then he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her. - Luke 4:38-39. A child in Africa dies every 45 seconds 3.3 billion people are at risk - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Make malaria history
Now Simon’s mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked [Jesus] about her. Then he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her.
- Luke 4:38-39
Rebuke the Fever!
The Facts of Malaria• A child in Africa dies
every 45 seconds• 3.3 billion people are at
risk• 250 million cases a year• Nearly 800,000 deaths
each year
The Faces of Malaria
Vulnerable populations:• Children under 5 and
pregnant women • People living in poverty• People living with HIV and
AIDS• 90 percent of malaria deaths
are in Africa
The Costs of Malaria
Malaria is expensive:• Treatment• Prevention • Lost productivity:
$12 billion a year• Loss of life and hope
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The Transmission of Malaria
• Plasmodium parasite
• Hosts: mosquitoes, humans
• Spread by a bite from an infected mosquito
• Affects human liver and red blood cells
The Symptoms of Malaria
Early symptoms• High fever• Chills• Nausea and vomiting• Headaches• Body aches• Fatigue
If left untreated• Seizures• Respiratory Distress• Anemia• Organ Failure• Coma• Death
ELCA Malaria Campaign
Why us? Why now?• Following Christ’s call• Joining our companions
in Africa• A moment in history:
Millennium Development Goals
ELCA Malaria Campaign
• We will raise $15 million by 2015
• We will fund programs of our companion churches
• Our partners are in 11 countries in Africa
Preventable. Treatable. Now.
Malaria prevention• Insecticides and nets• Water sanitation• Prophylactic drugs
Malaria treatment• Diagnostic equipment• Trained health
professionals• Strengthened clinics• Access to medication
Preventable. Treatable. Now.
Malaria education• Village health teams• Community education• Education in the church
Capacity-building• Strengthen organizational
structures• Equip to participate in
international funding efforts
Get Involved!
Pray• Pray for people with
malaria• Pray for the ministry of
our companions• Resources:
www.elca.org/malaria
Get Involved!
Learn and teachEducate yourself and others
• www.elca.org/hunger/toolkits
• www.elca.org/malaria
Get Involved!
Raise money• Synodical campaigns• Congregational
campaigns• Ask your community• Be creative!
Get Involved!
Give generously• What will be my own gift
to the ELCA Malaria Campaign?
What your gift can do• $10 = net
• $50 = medicine for 25 patients
• $100 = train a village health team
• $250 = protect 125 expectant mothers
Make malaria history!