Malaria prevention in Africa | NetsforLife Africa

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NetsforLife® Reduces Malaria Deaths by 45% in its Communities

Since its inception in 2006, as part of its malaria prevention campaign, the NetsforLife® progams has distributed 8.5 million nets, saved the lives of over 100,000 children under 5, and trained nearly 74,000 malaria control agents.

NetsforLife® Inspiration Fund Matching Gift Challenge Doubles All Donations through May 25

Beginning in Lent and continuing through May 25, donors have the opportunity to make their dollars go even further toward fighting malaria in Africa. During this period, any donation made to the NetsforLife® Inspiration Fund will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $430,000, thanks to a group of generous Episcopal Relief & Development donors. This means nearly $1 million will be raised to fight malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, through the NetsforLife® program partnership.

NetsforLife has partnered with Malaria No More UK as part of a ground-breaking collaboration of local, national and international partners dedicated to fighting malaria in Ghana, where the entire population is at risk from malaria. Watch this 4 minute video for more information.

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Frequently Asked Questions Focus - Which Millennium Development Goals is NetsforLife® addressing?

In keeping with the goal of holistic development programming, NetsforLife® addresses several MDGs.

MDG #4 – Reduction in Child Mortality, MDG #5 – Maternal Health,MDG # 6 - Combat HIV/AIDs, Malaria, and other diseases, and MDG #8 – Developing Global Partnerships for Development.

How you can help

Fighting Malaria in Africa

There are an estimated 216 million cases of malaria each year, resulting in nearly 655,000 deaths. The majority of these deaths are children younger than five years old. Join us in the fight against malaria in Africa. Give today.

NetsforLife^®is a partnership of corporations, foundations, nongovernmental groups, and faith-based organizations working to fight malaria in Africa.

NetsforLife® is a partnership program of Episcopal Relief & Development, a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.