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	Bite the Bug: Islamic Relief’s Fight Against Malaria Malaria is known to be one of the oldest diseases affecting mankind. While its specific age is still debated, its deadly affects on human beings are not. Learn More... Bite the Bug: Islamic Relief’s Fight Against Malaria Malaria is known to be one of the oldest diseases affecting mankind. While its specific age is still debated, its deadly affects on human beings are not. The latest report from the World Health Organization show that approximately half the world’s population is at risk of Malaria. That’s over 3.3 billion people. In 2006 alone, malaria was accountable for nearly 1 million deaths around the world. Most of these deaths were children under five years old. Just one bite is all it takes to infect someone with malaria. Islamic Relief is biting back and you can help! Bite the Bug and join Islamic Relief to help Eradicate malaria today!
	Malaria: The Mid-Night Killer Malaria is a disease of the blood that is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito. Learn More... Malaria: The Mid-Night Killer Malaria is a disease of the blood that is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito. The nocturnal female Anopheles feeds on human blood during the night to nourish her eggs, mainly between the hours of 10pm and 4am. Just one bite is all it takes to infect a human with tens of thousands of Malaria parasites. But it only takes one of them to kill a person. Within 30 minutes, the parasites can travel to the host’s liver and reproduce where they can lie dormant to cause disease later on, or travel into the blood stream and infect the red blood cells. Once inside the cell, the parasites will continue to reproduce until the cells burst, causing a wide range of symptoms for the host including fever, headache, vomiting and other flu-like symptoms. If proper medical screenings and medications to combat the disease are not available, the infection can quickly lead to anemia, coma or even death.
	A World at Risk Worldwide, more than 3.3 billion people are at risk of Malaria. Learn More... A World at Risk (show map of affected populations) Region Population(millions) %at Risk Africa 774 84 South-East Asia 1 721 77 Eastern Med. 540 55 Americas 895 15 Worldwide, more than 3.3 billion people are at risk of Malaria. The most high-risk populations include areas of Africa, South-East Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Americas. The disease is particularly devastating in Africa, where one child dies from Malaria every 30 seconds. In fact, malaria kills more people in Africa than any other single disease. Malaria causes Africa to suffer an estimated $12 billion in economic losses annually, taking a devastating toll, particularly on the rural poor. Impoverished families, in most cases, can neither afford a bed net for protection of access adequate medical care when they fall ill. Many children who survive a Malaria episode can suffer later from learning impairments and/ or brain damage. Pregnant women and their unborn children are at an even greater risk, as Malaria can be a major cause of maternal anemia, low birth weight and mortality. Help Eradicate malaria today!
	Malaria in Mali In Mali, over 70 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, surviving on less than $2 a day. Learn More... Malaria in Mali In Mali, over 70 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, surviving on less than $2 a day. Malaria is endemic within more than 90 percent of the population and is usually the first cause of death, especially among pregnant women and children under five years of age. By the end of 2006 alone, the WHO reported an estimated 4.3 million cases of Malaria in Mali; more than half involved children under age five. Nevertheless, only less than 30% of pregnant women and children under age five are sleeping under insecticide treated nets (ITN) to protect them, according to the WHO 2008 Malaria Report. Communicate this issue to your friends and family! Read more about Islamic Relief in Mali.
	Biting Back Islamic Relief is committed to combating and preventing the spread of Malaria and has been working in high risk areas of Mali for years providing medicines and insecticide-treated nets for affected communities. Learn More... Biting Back Islamic Relief is committed to combating and preventing the spread of Malaria and has been working in high risk areas of Mali for years providing medicines and insecticide-treated nets for affected communities. Working with local partners in areas of Bamako and Ouéléssbougou in Mali, Islamic Relief's campaign to fight malaria intends spend over $190,000 to help more than 10,000 people over the next two years. Focused on aiding pregnant women, nursing mothers and children under age five, Islamic Relief’s malaria treatment and prevention projects aim to: Reduce the rate of infant mortality by 50% Decrease school absenteeism by 25% Reduce malaria cases among pregnant women by 25% Reduce anemia cases in pregnant women by 15% Project activities will include: Distributing insecticide-treated bed nets to last for two years Observing and administering drug therapy treatments Community education for hygiene and environmental sanitation Disease screening Medical care for patients Communicate Islamic Relief’s work to others! Help Eradicate malaria today!
	Communicate Islamic Relief’s work to others!
	Help Eradicate malaria today!