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Malaria Kills
Malaria is preventable, but infects nearly 500 million people
each year and kills more than one million of those who become
infected. Ninety percent of deaths caused by malaria occur in
Africa where the disease is a leading killer of children. Every
30 seconds a child dies from malaria. Children who are able to
survive the disease are faced with physical and mental
impairments, such as poor growth and development.
Moreover, every day 25 million pregnant African women risk
severe illness and harm to their unborn children from a malaria
infection. Malaria incapacitates people and keeps them from
working while they recover or take care of sick children.
Malaria keeps countries poor. In addition to the burden on the
health system, malaria illness and death cost Africa $12 billion
a year in lost productivity.
What is the Nothing But
Nets campaign?
Nothing But Nets is a global,
grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a
leading killer of children in Africa. A $10 donation goes
directly toward the purchase and distribution of an
insecticide-treated family bed net.
The Reform Movement has joined the Nothing But
Nets campaign, making a commitment to provide 50,000 nets to
save lives. Linking with other Movement efforts to aid the
victims of genocide in Darfur, Union for Reform Judaism
contributions will be used to assist Sudanese refugees who have
relocated to impoverished communities.
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