MALARIA INFECTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHILE THEY SLEEPEVERY SINGLE NET MATTERS
Each year half a billion people are infected with malaria and more than one million people die from the disease. Yet, malaria is totally preventable and treatable.
Slumber Cloud is supporting the Against Malaria Foundation in its campaign to protect people from the spread of this disease through the distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets.
THE STATISTICS
It is estimated that nearly one million people die from malaria each year.
70% of the deaths are children under the age of five - the equivalent to one child dying of malaria in Africa every 30 seconds.
Malaria is the world's single largest killer of pregnant women.
90% of the deaths are in Sub-Saharan Africa.
HOW IS MALARIA SPREAD?
Infected mosquitoes transmit the malaria parasite when they bite people to get a blood meal. Mosquitos typically bite between 10 o'clock at night and two in the morning while the person is asleep.
How can the spread of malaria be prevented?
The most effective means of preventing the spread of malaria is ensuring that people in affected areas are sleeping under mosquito nets, specifically long-lasting insecticide-treated nets.
THE NETS
One net costs only $3.
Each net lasts for 3-4 years.
On average each net protects two people.
Why we support the Against Malaria Foundation...
Slumber Cloud wanted to make sure we selected a charity that is highly effective at using donor funds to prevent illness and help avoid death from malaria.
AFM met all of our criteria and does so in 3 ways:
- 1
AMF has a clear focus on a specific intervention, anti-malaria bed nets, and particularly long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs).
- 2
They have a lean organizational structure that uses a pro bono partnership and distribution partner model. This means their costs are exceptionally low and impact of donor support is high.
- 3
The organization places great emphasis on transparency and ensuring that the impact of distributing nets is realized.
Slumber Cloud’s own passion for and commitment to the malaria cause, and AMF in particular, will also be through direct regular donations of our own money to AMF!
How You can help
Offer your support by making a donation to purchase one or more mosquito nets.