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Every 30 Seconds a Child Dies of Malaria… Let’s Help Change That!

April 23, 2010 / 16 Comments

Over 3 billion people worldwide are at risk of Malaria. That’s almost half the world’s population!!! The disease kills one million people every year… and most of those are pregnant women and children. Today, on World Malaria Day, you can save a life. By donating just $10 you can donate a bed net that will keep a child protected from mosquitos carrying Malaria.

So far the World Bank have donated 50 million nets! That’s 50
million lives saves… now let’s help save more!
Text NETS to 864233 to donate. $10 will be charged to your phone bill.

We all know how powerful social media can be these days… so why don’t we all help spread the word… tweet to your followers, spread the word on Facebook, text your friends with the donation number, do anything you can to help save lives! This is so important, dolls… and it’s something we should be aware of all the time, not just today.

In the time it took you to read this, a child died from Malaria. END MALARIA!!!