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Every 30 Seconds an African Child Dies from Malaria; Education Key to Prevention
Date:4/16/2009

tted, symptoms and how to prevent it with an insecticide treated bed net," Justine said. "What touched me was to know that malaria can cause abortion and the death of infants. CCF then gave me an insecticide treated bed net."

With the treatment, Justine regained the weight she lost while she had malaria and had a healthy pregnancy.

"I am grateful to CCF for saving my pregnancy and for the trained community volunteers," she said. "Now I encourage mothers and pregnant women to always use insecticide treated nets to save themselves and their children."

Progress of fighting malaria also can be seen in Zambia. From 2002 to 2007, two-thirds of all households in that country have benefited from indoor spraying, about 70 percent of children under the age of 5 sleep under bed nets and more than 66 percent of pregnant women receive one or more doses to prevent the disease.

In Senegal, CCF was awarded a $7.8 million USAID grant in 2007 to lead a five-member consortium for the Community Action Against Malaria campaign in support of the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). Senegal is one of 15 African countries targeted by the PMI to reduce mortality rates from malaria by 50 percent.

Almost 880,000 children under 5 years of age and 75,000 pregnant women will be the direct beneficiaries of the malaria initiative.

Mosquito bed nets can be purchased on CCF's Web site through the Gifts of Love & Hope catalog at www.christianchildrensfund.org/gifts. One mosquito bed net can protect a family for up to four years. Currently, bed nets range in price from $11 to $14 for countries in Africa.

Christian Children's Fund (CCF) is a global force for children, helping the world's deprived, excluded and vulnerable survive and thrive in order to reach their full potential. Serving children since 1
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