SMS Campaign for IH773: You’ve Just Been Bitten!
 For many of us, mosquitoes mark the return of summer. For others, they represent a threat to survival. Malaria was eradicated from the United States in 1949, but this disease continues to be a source of pain and heartache in much of the world. Each year malaria claims 781,000 lives. Tragically, a disproportionate number of children are affected. In sub-Saharan Africa a child dies of malaria every 40 seconds, and the disease is responsible for 20% of deaths in children under 5 throughout the region. Malaria costs sub-Saharan Africa an estimated $12 billion every year as a result of lost economic productivity, foreign investment, tourism and trade. Sounds hopeless, right? Wrong. In fact, this disease is both treatable AND preventable! We are five Boston University School of Public Health students working with Accordia Global Health Foundation as part of a class project to raise critical funds for the fight against malaria. Since 2006, Accordia Global Health Foundation has developed and evaluated a comprehensive approach to improving the quality of care for malaria in Africa through effective training programs for healthcare workers. A cost-effectiveness study of this training demonstrates a cost of just $182 per life potentially saved – compared to published estimates of $500-$1,000 per life saved for insecticide-treated nets. There are five easy ways you can join us in the fight against malaria: |
| Test your knowledge about malaria by texting ACCORD to 80088 to join our mobile community and take our quiz (Msg & data rates may apply). |
| Give today to support Accordia’s global health programs. Every donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar. |
| Stay up to date; like us on Facebook. |
| Tell your friends that they’ve just been bitten too so that they know about the devastating impact of malaria and how they can help the fight. |
| Follow the buzz on Twitter. |
| To thank you for your efforts, each action you take gives you a chance to enter Accordia Global Health Foundation’s 2012 World Malaria Day Sweepstakes! On April 25th, World Malaria Day, you could win one of several great prizes,including traditional handcrafted African batiks and jewelry, dinners in 5 of Boston’s best restaurants, or a weekend getaway to Innisbrook Golf & Spa Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida.
After you complete 1 or more of the above steps, fill out the official entry form here. Be sure to indicate which of the 5 steps you completed! Click here for the official drawing rules and more information on the prizes
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| Kind Regards, Nancy Brady, Emilia Cain, Brennan Scott, Shruti Sreepathi & Joy Sylvester |
