GtG: Malaria Prevention and Treatment How To Help
How You Can Help
NetsforLife
NetsforLife empowers communities to eliminate malaria by providing life-saving prevention training and long-lasting insecticide-treated nets.
In partnership with corporations, foundations, NGOs and faith-based organizations, NetsforLife implements integrated malaria-prevention programs in 17 countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
NetsforLife accesses remote communities—those typically unreached by national health programs—by utilizing a vibrant network of local churches, faith-based groups and NGOs.
NetsforLife has mobilized thousands of community volunteers to distribute nets and teach their neighbors how to prevent and treat malaria. More than 18 million people have benefited from NetsforLife to date.
Donations: Donations can be made online.
Red Cross
Individual Red Cross organizations are involved in many efforts to confront the challenges listed in the Guide to Giving. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has an annual malaria appeal which is designed to support programs involved with:
-Procurement and free distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for large-scale integrated programs.
- Procurement and distribution of LLINs to special vulnerable groups (refugees, HIV/AIDS home-based care clients, emergency situations).
- Post campaign 'Keep-up' programmes at the community level to ensure nets are hung and used and to refer newborns for vaccinations and other life saving interventions.
- Capacity building to expand community level public health interventions in Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies throughout the world.
Donations: Donations can be made online to the IFRC, or to national Red Cross organizations.
Malaria Consortium
Malaria Consortium works in partnership with communities, government and non-government agencies, and local and international organizations. Together, they seek to provide groups most at risk with better access to prevention and treatment of malaria.
Malaria Consortium works to increase coverage of effective malaria prevention tools. As a prevention measure, MC distributes long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) to those who need them and trains people to use them properly.
Malaria Consortium is also engaged in improving access to diagnosis and effective treatment of malaria, particularly among rural populations.
Donations: Donations can be made online.
PATH
PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) is dedicated to accelerating the development of malaria vaccines and ensuring their availability and accessibility in the developing world.
Contributions to this work are used for vaccine development projects but also to address commercialization and policy barriers to malaria vaccine development and to further communications and advocacy.
PATH is an international, nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health.
Donations: Donations can be made online or by check.