Preventing Childhood Malaria Deaths in Mashegu
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Summary
This project provides families with malaria prevention education, life-saving medicines and insecticide treated bednets to protect 20,000 children from malaria related deaths in rural Mashegu.
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Received $12,755 from 33 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
In this region, malaria accounts for 30% of deaths for children under 5 (UNICEF/FGN 2004). PSJ estimates that about 70% of outpatient visits for children under 5 and 50% of hospital admissions are due to malaria in areas where we work. This project seeks to significantly reduce the high death rate resulting from malaria among children in rural Mashegu through community-wide malaria prevention education and distribution of ITNs to families with children under 5.
Activities
If we educate families on how to ensure a malaria vector (mosquito)-free environment, as well as provide families with insecticide treated bednets, we will be able to reduce the number of malaria illnesses and deaths in children by at least 50%.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $12,755
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $57,045
Total Funding Goal: $69,800
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The project will save the lives of about 40,000 thousand children and boost their development. Malaria accounts for 40% of healthcare costs for families in this region, this project will result in more disposable income available to families.
Project Message
For another child, $1 may be worth just a candy, but for a 4-year-old girl dying of malaria in rural Mashegu, $1 is worth her life.
- Ibrahim Idris, MD, MPH, President of Physicians for Social Justice
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Chukwumuanya Igboekwu,
Health Program Associate
Room 1 & 2 Hospital Extension Building
Rural Hospital Sahon-Rami, Mashegu
P. O. Box 18 Kontagora, Niger State Kontagora
Nigeria
+234-803-7017383
Email:
Project Sponsor
GlobalGiving
Organization
Physicians for Social Justice (PSJ)
Room 1 & 2 Hospital Extension Building
Rural Hospital Sahon-Rami
P. O. Box 18 Kontagora, Niger State P.O Box 18
Nigeria
+234- 803-7017383
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Learn more about Physicians for Social Justice (PSJ) and the project team.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on May 27, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 13, 2007.
Latest Update from the Field
Updates from the field
By Chukwumuanya Igboekwu - Dr., May 27, 2008 06:40 PM
During the period from Early April to Mid May, PSJ’s malaria project team comprising a primary care physician, a community health nurse and two community health extension workers conducted malaria control outreach activities in five rural communities namely Sabon-rijia, Bokwai, inner-Mashegu, Manigi and Sahon-rami in Mashegu. The team distributed 556 insecticide treated nets to 509 children under-five and 47 pregnant women. At Sahon-rami which serve as both the project base and field office of Physicians for Social Justice, there was a massive turnout of villagers mostly women and children to witness the demonstration sessions on how to use the insecticide treated nets.
The mobile team also treated 321 cases of malaria in children and administered antimalarials chemo-prophylaxis to 71 pregnant women.
Communities elders in all the five villages were very grateful for the nets given to their women and children and expressed their gratitude to all those who donated the insecticide treated nets that their communities are benefiting from. Also during this past month, a total of about 3600 individuals in rural Mashegu have received health education and behaviour change communication messages about malaria vector (mosquito) eradication and personal protection from mosquito bites. The health education aspect of this ‘Preventing Childhood Malaria Death Project’ is particularly important as we approach the peak of rainy season in this region when the transmission and attack rates of malaria are highest due to increase in vector breeding sites brought about by increased vegetation around dwelling environments.
The project team is very grateful for all those who made donations to this Malaria project since inception. Your donations through the Global Giving Foundation has no doubt saved hundreds of children from repeated deadly episodes of malaria attacks.
At Manigi village, the project team encountered a mother who trekked about 10 kilometers on foot from a neuighbouring village to present her nine months old baby for treatment. She heard the news about the visit of our malaria team who will be offering free malaria treatment to children from one of her friends. The mobile team treated her sick child and equally provided her with an insecticide treated net. She was full of gratitude to our sponsors and all those who provided the resources that made it possible for her baby to get both free malaria treatment and a treated bed net.
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