Hi, I am Jake Hill. I live in Ghana, West Africa.
Hi, I am Jake Hill. I live in Ghana, West Africa.
I am working on a project to help save lives of my friends and neighbors.
Click here to see my Eagle Project results.
Thanks to those who donated to help save lives!!!
* Malaria infects between 300 and 500 million people every year.
* About 2 million of the infected die each year.
* 75% of those who die are African children.
* In Sub-Saharan Africa—where I live—malaria causes about 2700 deaths per day,or 2 deaths per minute.
* At the present time, malaria kills about twice as many people as does AIDS.
* Malaria in pregnancy can lead to premature delivery, miscarriage or stillbirth.
* Malaria is passed only by mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite.
* Use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets reduces the rate of deaths from malaria.
Click here to play an educational malaria game
For my Eagle Scout project I’ll provide
insecticide-treated mosquito nets
for children under five years of age and pregnant women who live in a village named Teshie in Ghana, West Africa
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