Hope Foundation Cameroon

Malaria Eradication Project:

“Malaria-Free Cameroon Project” is an initiative recently launched by Hope Foundation to save the local population from malaria.

The aim of this project is threefold:
1) To protect pregnant women and children from malaria by increasing the proportion of pregnant women using mosquito nets,
2) Maintain a save and clean environment against mosquitoes for example disinfecting standing water pools pregnant with mosquito larvae and cleaning all bushes that serve as habitat for mosquitoes during the day.
3) Education and sensitisation to the local people on these important prevention methods and how pregnant women could always obtain prenatal care services: This shall be done through local gatherings, slogans on T-shirts and caps and radio sensitisation spots.[img][/img]

Each year, 1.5 to 2.7 million people in Africa dies of malaria attacks. Infants and pregnant women are the most vulnerable. Mosquitoes transmit malaria. In the last 15 years, insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) have proved to be the best means of controlling malaria at the household level. They reduce considerably child and maternal mortality in both endemic and epidemic areas. Recent studies in Africa have shown that giving nets can reduce child mortality by up to 33%. [image]
However, mosquito nets are still scarcely used in Africa, or, when they are used, they are not properly treated. Nets and insecticide are too expensive for families at risk of malaria, who are among the poorest in the world. Every year at least 24 million pregnancies occur among women in malaria prone areas of Africa, yet less than 5% of pregnant women have access to effective interventions.

Hope Foundation shall provide free mosquito nets to pregnant women through prenatal clinics. We intend to distribute nets treated with safe long-lasting insecticide as recommended by the World Health Organization. Such nets are highly effective as they establish a zone of protection, which covers the people sleeping under the net as well as anyone in the same household. By providing the nets through prenatal clinics Hope Foundation shall give an incentive for women to seek early prenatal services, including voluntary HIV counseling and testing.
Hope Foundation shall ensure the continue effectiveness of its program by monitoring the distribution of the nets at the clinic; by conducting random home visits to ensure that the nets are used properly; and through the analysis of data collected from participating clinics.
We are presently working hard to get an initial push to start with this salient project.
We greatly welcome all donations (financial, material and equipment) that will enable us successful carry out this malaria local campaign.
Every cent of your donation will go to buy a bed-net to protect a pregnant woman or a child.