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

Questions?

Email:malaria@elca.orgWebsite: www.elca.org/malaria

Make malaria history!