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holding on for dear life
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upon completing the entire immunization process, the mother is given a new net!
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$10 donation in the states =
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young mother of 3, already lost 1 child, is given a net for the first time!
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4 day immunization campaign begins
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from the storehouses, nets are loaded and taken to more remote locations
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every site has a demo net hung
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the child's finger is marked to ensure the mother can not get an extra net.
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child is given any shots they are missing: measles, hep B, polio...
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part of the campaign is to eliminate polio from nigeria
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US campagn at a NBA game to raise awareness.
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..grateful for the nets they are given..
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hundreds of locations in nigeria are participating in campaign at the same time.
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mothers provide volunteers with their child's immunization card...
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two mothers arrive significantly early to ensure getting a net!
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education is key, people must be informed how to hang them correctly
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crowds of mothers, patiently waiting their turn..
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..knowing it will save their childrens' lives!!
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most community clinics have signs to create awareness
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after waiting hours, even a day, a child is finally seen by a doctor...
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vice minister of health: "malaria in Angola is considered an epidemic"
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national minister of health on malaria gives us a presentation
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lab where blood tests determine if the patient has malaria
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a cholera patient has 30 minutes to get to the main hospital
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the recent floods in Angola have increased the rates of malaria and cholera!
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children must get to the hospital within 36 hours of contracting malaria
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malaria is the number 1 killer of children under the age of 5
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unfortunately, this picture is not uncommon
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..only by lending a hand and working together can
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malaria does not discriminate by race or gender..
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she has cerebral malaria & AIDS: recent studies show a connection between the 2
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only to share a bed with 2 or 3 other children--all the hospitals are overcrowded!
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of the 4 different types of malaria, cerebral malaria is the worst
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a rare father, leaving his job to take care of his child, wife and 4 kids at home.
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ER pediatric ward in Cajueiro, Angola
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Lagos, serious drainage problems = breeding ground for mosquitos!