Connecting and educating to eradicate malaria

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Woodbridge-Perth Amboy Rotarian Francoise “Riisa” Kauzya, who is from Uganda, mentioned a district in Uganda in need of medical attention and supplies. When her appeal in April of 2019 to Woodbridge-Perth Amboy Rotarians for $300 was approved, Riisa was encouraged to ask Ugandan Rotarians to match her request to help purchase malaria testing kits and medication for 350 people at a camp scheduled for World Malaria Day, April 25th.  Her success on both shores was a success for Nyabushenyi Health Center II, Uganda, Sub Saharan Africa.
Woodbridge-Perth Amboy Rotarian Francoise “Riisa” Kauzya, who is from Uganda, mentioned a district in Uganda in need of medical attention and supplies. When her appeal in April of 2019 to Woodbridge-Perth Amboy Rotarians for $300 was approved, Riisa was encouraged to ask Ugandan Rotarians to match her request to help purchase malaria testing kits and medication for 350 people at a camp scheduled for World Malaria Day, April 25th.  Her success on both shores was a success for Nyabushenyi Health Center II, Uganda, Sub Saharan Africa.
 
According to a report issued annually by the World Health Organization (WHO) malaria continues to claim more than 400,000 thousand lives a year. 
 
The WHO launched the 2019 World Malaria Day Campaign, "Zero malaria starts with me" that was designed to “engage all members of society: political leaders who control government policy decisions and budgets; private sector companies that will benefit from a malaria-free workforce; healthcare providers working towards controlling and eliminating malaria and most importantly communities affected by malaria, whose buy-in and ownership of malaria control interventions is critical to success.”  More information about World Malaria Day 2019 can be found at https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-malaria-day/world-malaria-day-2019
 
“Community leaders were an important part of the effort we made in Uganda this year,” commented Riisa, who made the trip to Uganda to help facilitate the camp.  “They must own it to make any progress in eliminating malaria,” she said.