The July 2007 issue of National Geographic features an article on the current status of malaria in the world, with specific attention given to Zambia.
It is hard for Americans to imagine the toll that malaria takes on the Zambians. Almost every day someone we know is sick with it. The National Geographic article points out the difficulties of dealing with this dreaded disease and the current efforts to eradicate it. I think you will find it a fascinating read.
David & Linda Gregersen.
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- David and Linda Gregersen
- Mount Vernon, Missouri, United States
- My husband and I lived at Namwianga Mission in Zambia for five years from 2005 until April, 2010. This blog began as a chronicle of our time there. We are now back in the United States and living in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. I am still connected with the work at Namwianga and still post now and then about something related to Namwianga or Africa, and sometimes a personal update.
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1 comment:
Wow! The url for that article is: http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0707/feature1/index.html
It was so detailed in the tragic facts of what malaria does in Africa.
While many Americans do not have good health insurance coverage and many Americans do live at a povery level, most communities in the States have programs where even the poorest kids get medical care and immunizations - even the illegal immigrant kids. You are so right that we don't see how badly African families and communites are hit with diseases that are no longer problems here.
Thanks for pointing us to such an informative article!
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