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Make malaria history
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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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
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ELCA Malaria Campaign
Why us? Why now?• Following Christ’s call• Joining our companions
in Africa• A moment in history:
Millennium Development Goals
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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
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Preventable. Treatable. Now.
Malaria prevention• Insecticides and nets• Water sanitation• Prophylactic drugs
Malaria treatment• Diagnostic equipment• Trained health
professionals• Strengthened clinics• Access to medication
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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
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Get Involved!
Pray• Pray for people with
malaria• Pray for the ministry of
our companions• Resources:
www.elca.org/malaria
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Get Involved!
Learn and teachEducate yourself and others
• www.elca.org/hunger/toolkits
• www.elca.org/malaria
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Get Involved!
Raise money• Synodical campaigns• Congregational
campaigns• Ask your community• Be creative!
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Get Involved!
Give generously• What will be my own gift
to the ELCA Malaria Campaign?
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What your gift can do• $10 = net
• $50 = medicine for 25 patients
• $100 = train a village health team
• $250 = protect 125 expectant mothers
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Make malaria history!