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Imagine No Malaria is an anti-malaria campaign run by the United Methodist Committee on Relief. The ministry is seeking to raise $100 million in order to eradicate malaria by the end of 2015 Of the raised money, $25 million is to be sent to the Global Fund.

The program

Bishop Thomas Bickerton created Imagine No Malaria. He stated, "Today there's a 3-year-old who's going to be bitten by a tiny bug, and, in 48 hours, she is going to die. She's the reason I do what I do. To make the world a healthy place for every child has everything to do with what Mr. Wesley intended us to do." The program is based around four key points: prevention, treatment, education, and communications.

Prevention

Imagine No Malaria hopes to prevent malaria by using bed nets, draining standing water, creating access to medicine, and improving overall sanitation.

Treatment

The United Methodist Church has been working in Africa for more than 160 years. The church has the infrastructure and hospitals to treat many patients. The Imagine No Malaria campaign has the goal of getting medicines to all of those hospitals and clinics.

Education

The program strives to train local workers to educate people on the symptoms and defenses against malaria, as well as educating them about how to use their bed nets.

Communications

The program provides education on malaria and information through its vast radio network in Africa. The campaign also delivers solar powered and hand-crank radios to African women.

Raising Money

Imagine No Malaria is using current technology in its strive to raise $100 million. Donations can be made through text messages as well as in traditional ways. The program has also created a considerable marketing budget of between one and five million dollars.

Partners

The United Methodist Church is working on this project in conjunction with partners of a religious and secular nature. Partners include the World Health Organization, the United Nations Foundation, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Red Crescent Society.

Results

The Imagine No Malaria campaign has seen success in many different areas in Africa. In April 2010, in a coordinated effort with many different religious faiths and institutions, 25,000 bed nets were distributed in Lubumbashi, DRC. In another effort, the program distributed 5,000 bed nets in Nyadire, Zimbabwe. There, Imagine No Malaria almost completely eradicated the disease with only one death occurring due to malaria in the year following the introduction of bed nets.

See Also

References

  1. Elliott, Stuart (April 18, 2911). "Campaign Seeks to Take a 'Bite' Out of Disease". New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Elliot, Stuart. "Campaign Seeks to Take a 'Bite' Out of Disease". New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. Dunlap-Berg, Barbara. "Imagine No Malaria efforts prove contagious". Interpreter magazine. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  4. ^ "The Plan". The United Methodist Church. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  5. "Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). United Methodist Church. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  6. "Imagine No Malaria". SGC United Methodist Church. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  7. "Foundation Programs: Central Conference Communications Initiative (CCCI)". United Methodist Church. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  8. "Partners". United Methodist Church. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Results". United Methodist Church. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  10. "The Nyadire Connection March 2011" (PDF). United Methodist Church-Nyadire Connection. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  11. Meengs, Laura. "A Winning Team". United Methodist Church. Retrieved 15 June 2011.

External Links

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