Drive Against Malaria is an international campaign started in 1998 by the Englishman David MC Robertson, now assisted by the Dutch former television presenter Julia Samuël, to combat and prevent the disease malaria.
The way that Robertson and Samuël combat the disease, especially in Africa, is to distribute a large amount of impregnated mosquito nets. Malaria mosquitoes only bite at night. Whoever sleeps under a mosquito net minimizes the risk of a bite. The 'Drive' from the title comes from the duo's activity of driving a 4x4 through Africa, distributing nets and medicine. They are active in Congo, Nigeria, Angola, Chad, Cameroon, Namibia and Equatorial Guinea, among others.
Drive Against Malaria works together with UNICEF, the World Health Organization and the Ministries of Health in African countries, among others.
External Links edit
- Veronica Magazine
- http://www.driveagainstmalaria.nl/
- http://www.malariafund.com/
[[Category:Epidemiology]] [[Category:Charity]]