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Recent Updates From RIBI |
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ROTARY
ANNOUNCES NEW PROGRAM TO COMBAT MALARIA IN TANZANIA |
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Rotary International in Britain and Ireland announces today a
new programme which aims to eliminate malaria in Tanzania. The
programme - Rotarians Eliminating Malaria in Tanzania – will raise
funds for equipment, education and research. Malaria is one of the
biggest killers in the world today. At least 300 million people
contract malaria every year, of whom over one million children will
die and approximately 90% of these deaths will be in Africa.
Brian Stoyel President of Rotary International in Great Britain &
Ireland said ‘During the course of my last nine visits to Tanzania
malaria is the ailment most described and of most concern to local
health workers. It is vital that we make more people aware of this
condition and how with education and nets we can make a difference
to those in Tanzania.’
Rotarians Eliminating Malaria in Tanzania aims in the next twelve
months to raise funds to provide chemically impregnated nets,
insecticides and medicines as well as HaemaCue machines to check for
anemia. Funding will be provided also for education and awareness
through the training of local workers who will go into the villages
to educate the local people in the way of symptoms, treatments and
prevention. The programme is based on getting the local people to
take responsibility for the project and then supplying the technical
expertise and equipment required. The Rotary Club in Arusha is the
local partner and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine is happy
to advise on the project.
The first training symposium will take place at the end of August
2003 in a new village community center at Maji Ya Chai, near Arusha. |
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Further
Details |
Contact:
Judith Diment
Telephone 01628 672965 or 07860 162313
judithdiment@aol.com
or
Dr Keith Barnard -Jones
Telephone 01305 821030
kbeejay@aol.com |
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Notes to
Editors: |
1. Rotary
International, a non-profit organization, has 1.2 million members in
some 31,000 Rotary clubs in 166 countries. The main objective of the
organization is service – in the community and throughout the world.
As volunteers, members of Rotary International implement projects
that meet community needs, build goodwill and peace and encourage
high ethical standards in all vocations. A Rotary Club is open to
men and women who are business, professional or community leaders
who want to use their experience for the benefit of others. In Great
Britain and Ireland there are 59,000 members in 1835 clubs.
2. For general information on Rotary in your area, contact the local
Rotary Club President
Details from: Robin Freeman, Secretary
Rotary
International in Great Britain & Ireland
01789 765411
3. Malaria is a febrile debilitating illness, which can lead to
chronic anaemia, brain and kidney damage and death. It is caused by
the Plasmodium parasite that is injected into the blood system by an
infected female Anopheles mosquito. |
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