How can you help fight malaria?
[Ed. note: This is a guest post by Scott Case, CEO of Malaria No More - a non-profit, non-governmental organization that aims to end deaths caused by malaria. Today is World Malaria Day and here are Scott's thoughts on the epidemic and what we can do to help fight it]Over the past week, Ashton Kutcher’s race with CNN to one million Twitter followers showed the incredible power of new technologies and social networks to get a message out—and in this case, to help end malaria. Ashton leveraged his following on Twitter to raise awareness about malaria and drive donations to Malaria No More. But in today’s world of online communities, each of us has the same digital tools at our disposal to beat malaria. Each of us has the potential to influence our networks.
Networks open doors to the best expertise, to essential technology, and to financial resources that have a huge impact. We know that malaria can be stopped with simple tools like medicines, indoor sprays and mosquito nets. Momentum is building to end malaria deaths by 2015 – an ambitious goal, but achievable. As I mentioned earlier, it just requires the power of your network.
To commemorate World Malaria Day today, I’m asking the LinkedIn network for help. My question to you is:
How can you use your expertise and networks to help the malaria community?
- increase public awareness in donor nations and in Africa
- advocate for political support around the world and especially in Africa
- make leveraged investments in Africa that help save lives
Click here to answer my question, and then continue the conversation in our LinkedIn group, Linked To End Malaria. The group provides a forum for us to mobilize hundreds or (maybe) thousands of professionals in our networks to make a difference in the fight against malaria. There you can share your ideas, collaborate and take action with others who refuse to accept another death from malaria.
Ashton proved the power of his network with one million followers – let’s find out what the LinkedIn community can do with 40 million professionals.
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Minuteman April 25th, 2009
If your real goal is the elimination of malaria the proven and most effective method is the use of DDT. Unfortunately Al Gore’s philosophical ancestors launched an emotional terror campaign on the basis of some unproven correlation between bird egg shell malformation and DDT. What’s a few million lives per year when we can rest easy knowing some bird eggs won’t suffer. The banning of DDT was a true atrocity and here we are decades later burying millions of people. DDT is your cure.
Perry van Beek April 26th, 2009
Hi Scott,
I have a lot of respect and appreciation for your efforts to eradicate malaria.
I recently read about a possible treatment for malaria using chlorine dioxide (http://nodiseaseinfo.com/mechanisms.htm). What’s your view on this?
Best regards and keep up the great work!
Perry van Beek
awildwackywonderfulwoman April 26th, 2009
I have had Lupus SLE for approximately 15 years or more. Diagnosed in 96. For years I took an anti-malarial medicine called Plaquenil.
There is medicine for malaria. Let’s work on also finding cures for those “conditions,” “challenges,” or otherwise known as terminal illnesses (illnesses with no cure), like Lupus, and through those test, possibly a link will be found between the two.
A wild wacky wonderful woman (with all her marbles, I might add) who has spent years kicking this illness to the curb an fighting it tooth an nail!
Good luck to Ashton Kutcher and all the wonderful people who are fighting similar races!
AWWWW
Tunde Lawal April 26th, 2009
I thank all the donors and various non-profit,non-governmental organisation that aims to end deaths caused by malaria.
To encourage my networks to help the malaria community.
1.Creating public awareness on the root cause of malaria will be priority.
2.The politician in those affected community will be held responsible to create good enviroment to stop the cause of malaria.
3.Implementation of all these and other projects by non-profits,non-governmental organisations in the affected community need more public support,and appreciation.
coskunlar vinc April 28th, 2009
I recently read about a possible treatment for malaria using chlorine dioxide
matt November 12th, 2009
This is such a great post, thanks for the great info. and I am so excited to read more