Fighting Malaria in Africa
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
It has been over a week since I arrived in Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar. I am here to support the efforts of the Canadian Red Cross in the fight against malaria in the African continent.
Part of my work is supporting the Malagasy Red Cross in the launch of this massive malaria campaign that aims at distributing over a million bed nets to families with children under five.
Mboula, my counterpart in the MRC is a former journalist, like myself, with over four years of media experience. She joined the Red Cross only two months ago and is preparing for the October 2007 malaria campaign.
This is my first time in the African continent and, to my surprise, Madagascar is a nation that resembles some south-east Asian countries. During my last mission with the Canadian Red Cross, I spent one year in Indonesia working in the post-tsunami operations.
Today, I find it quite astonishing that the Malagasy people are descendants of not only Africans but also of Indonesian travellers that came to the island about 2,000 years ago. Being familiar with the Indonesian culture, I feel very comfortable in Madagascar. This the fourth biggest island of the world and one of its poorest countries.
Posted for: Nathalia Guerrero
It has been over a week since I arrived in Antananarivo, capital of Madagascar. I am here to support the efforts of the Canadian Red Cross in the fight against malaria in the African continent.
Part of my work is supporting the Malagasy Red Cross in the launch of this massive malaria campaign that aims at distributing over a million bed nets to families with children under five.
Mboula, my counterpart in the MRC is a former journalist, like myself, with over four years of media experience. She joined the Red Cross only two months ago and is preparing for the October 2007 malaria campaign.
This is my first time in the African continent and, to my surprise, Madagascar is a nation that resembles some south-east Asian countries. During my last mission with the Canadian Red Cross, I spent one year in Indonesia working in the post-tsunami operations.
Today, I find it quite astonishing that the Malagasy people are descendants of not only Africans but also of Indonesian travellers that came to the island about 2,000 years ago. Being familiar with the Indonesian culture, I feel very comfortable in Madagascar. This the fourth biggest island of the world and one of its poorest countries.
Posted for: Nathalia Guerrero
Labels: africa, bed nets, canadian red cross, international work, madagascar, malaria bites, Nathalia Guerrero
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