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| World Malaria Day |
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Did you know that it would only take ONE
DAY'S worth of Pentagon funding to provide
protection against malaria for every man,
woman, and child in Africa for five years?
Don't take my word for it - economist Dr.
Jeffrey Sachs (author of "The End of
Poverty") did the math.
April 25th is World Malaria Day. To help
commemorate this day, I decided to share some
of the work I have been doing here in
Bangladesh that have focused on fighting
malaria and other mosquito-borne diseases.
Some of this might be a bit familiar (from
previous videos) and the rest is either
previously unseen or new footage.
For more information on my work in
Bangladesh, check out my blog:
http://uncultured.com
For information on Vestergaard-Frandsen and
their long-lasting, tear-resistant,
dirt-resistant, insecticide treated mosquito
net, check out:
http://www.permanet.com
http://www.vestergaard-frandsen.com
My sincerest thanks goes to the staff at
Vestergaard-Frandsen (especially their Swiss
and Indian branches) for making this
possible.
Full Disclosure: Although
Vestergaard-Frandsen donated several items
for me to distribute to the needy as part of
my project, I was neither paid nor required
to endorse their projects. I recommend their
products without reservation and encourage
others to look for charities that distribute
products by Vestergaard-Frandsen (such as
PermaNet).
For a list of a few charities that do
distribute such products, check out this
link:
http://uncultured.com/charities
Earth graphics were rendered using Google
Earth Pro (trial version) and screen capture
software. Why is it that the only version of
Google Earth that exports video cost $400?
They don't even offer student and/or
non-profit discounts. :-(
The music used in this video is "Sad Robot"
(non-vocal) by Pornophonique. Pornophonique
shares their music under the Creative Commons
and is available for a free download here:
http://www.pornophonique.de/music.php
This video uses a excerpts from Dr. Jeffrey
Sachs's speech at the 2006 Notre Dame Forum.
This short excerpt has been used with written
permission from the University of Notre
Dame's Office of Public Affairs and
Communication.
This video is licensed under a Creative
Commons (BY-NC-SA) license.
Tags : UnculturedProject Bangladesh University of Notre Dame Forum 2006 Global Health World Malaria Day Jeffrey Sachs Vestergaard Frandsen PermaNet Vestergaard-Frandsen Holy Cross Priest Church Catholic Jalchatra |
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| UNICEF: Release of the first World Malaria Report |
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UNICEF and the World Health Organization have
launched the first ever World Malaria Report.
The initiative, introduced by UNICEF's
Executive Director Ann M. Veneman, records
the burden of malaria worldwide and follows
the progress of countries in trying to
control the disease. Credits:
Producer:Sabine Dolan
Tags : news world malaria report |
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