Rotarians Against Malaria
Rotarians Against Malaria in Australia (RAM) work to achieve the following objective:
“The prevention of mortality, and a reduction in morbidity and social and economic loss caused by malaria through a progressive improvement and strengthening of local and national capabilities in malaria control.”
Malaria is one of the biggest killers in the world today, attacking some of our most vulnerable communities and contributing significantly to the untold suffering and sustained poverty of more than forty per cent (40%) of the world’s population.
The malaria parasite is carried by the Anopheles mosquito which is a tough adversary.
Much funding worldwide has been provided for research into the development of vaccines and the establishment of malaria control programmes.
One of the best ways of preventing malaria is to avoid coming in contact with mosquitoes. This can be achieved by sleeping under a treated mosquito net. Treated bed nets have been shown to be over 70% effective in reducing the incidence of malaria in those areas in which they are able to be used.
Adopt a Village
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Women in Papua New Guinea manufacuring mosquito nets which will protect against Malaria infection.
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Rotary in Australia developed the “Adopt a Village” programme in 2004, initially for PNG but extended it to cover the Solomon Islands in 2005. Donors could “Adopt a Village” , a small village may cost $1,000, a medium size village may cost $2,000 and a large village may cost $3,000. This donation allowed every man, woman and child in your adopted village the opportunity to sleep under a Life SavingTreated Bed net each night. Its success in PNG has resulted in some areas of the country becoming virtually free of the disease. In the Western and Choiseul Provinces of the Solomon Islands where a Rotary International Grants were focused, a reduction in the incidence of malaria occurred from about 330 cases per 1,000 head of population per year to less than 80 cases per 1,000 per year, It relies heavily on the cooperation of local National Health Departments and the input of Rotarians from both around Australia and within local communities. |
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RAM provides leadership, financial and strategic support to implement its mission through:
• Control Strategies;
• Education; • Research;
• Partnering with other funding providers; and
• Working collaboratively with Governments in our Region (Solomon Islands,Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste).
To find out more about RAWCS RAM projects:
Read about the current status of the Adopt a Village Project (July 2010)
Check the RAM Australia Website http://www.ramaustralia.org/
RAM New Guinea website http://www.ram.com.pg
RAM Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands http://www.ramguadalcanal.com.sb
To donate to RAM and save lives:
To find out how you can donate to these programs click here