Imagine No Malaria
Imagine No Malaria (INM) is a comprehensive anti-malaria campaign run by The United Methodist Church.[1]
The ministry mission statement is: Imagine No Malaria is an extraordinary effort of the people of the United Methodist Church, putting faith into action to end preventable deaths by malaria in Africa, especially the death of a child or a mother. As a life-saving ministry, Imagine No Malaria aims to raise $75 million to empower the people of Africa to overcome malaria’s burden.[2] Imagine No Malaria works in partnership with the United Nations Foundation and the Global Fund to reduce the number of deaths caused by Malaria in African countries.
Leadership
[edit]Bishop Thomas Bickerton is the chairperson of the executive committee for Imagine No Malaria. He stated, "Today there's a 3-year-old who's going to be bitten by a tiny bug, and, in 48 hours, she is going to die. She's the reason I do what I do. To make the world a healthy place for every child has everything to do with what Mr. Wesley intended us to do."[3]
Strategy
[edit]Imagine No Malaria is a fundraising and advocacy campaign to support a comprehensive, integrated anti-malaria strategy in Africa. This program is focused on delivering four key components: prevention, treatment, education, and communications.[4]
Prevention
[edit]Imagine No Malaria supports malaria prevention using insecticide-treated mosquito nets, diagnostic testing and medicine, draining standing water, and improving sanitation.[4]
Treatment
[edit]The United Methodist Church has been working in Africa for more than 160 years.[5] The church has the infrastructure of more than 300 clinics and hospitals in Africa to treat many patients. The Imagine No Malaria campaign has the goal of getting medicines and diagnostic tests to those hospitals and clinics.[4]
Education
[edit]The program provides training for local community health workers to educate people on the symptoms and defenses against malaria, as well as educating them about how to use their bed nets.[4][6]
Communications
[edit]The program provides education on malaria and information through its vast radio network in Africa.[7] The campaign also delivers solar powered and hand-crank radios to African women.
Fundraising
[edit]Imagine No Malaria is using current technology in its strive to achieve its $75 million fundraising goal. Donations can be made through text messages as well as in traditional ways.[2] The operational costs for Imagine No Malaria are covered by a grant, awarded by the United Nations Foundation. This allows the effort to ensure that 100% of funds raised are used to support for malaria programs in Africa.[2]
In 2014, The INM programme held a conference, in which they revealed that they were able to raise more than $40 million.[8]
Partners
[edit]The United Methodist Church is working on this project in conjunction with partners of a religious and secular nature. Partners include the World Health Organization, the United Nations Foundation, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Red Crescent Society.[9]
Results
[edit]The Imagine No Malaria campaign has seen success in many different areas in Africa. In April 2010, in a coordinated effort with many different religious faiths and institutions, 25,000 bed nets were distributed in Lubumbashi, DRC.[10] In another effort, the program distributed 5,000 bed nets in Nyadire, Zimbabwe.[10][11]
See also
[edit]- Nothing But Nets - An earlier anti-malaria campaign supported by the United Methodist Church
References
[edit]- ^ Elliott, Stuart (April 18, 2011). "Campaign Seeks to Take a 'Bite' Out of Disease". New York Times. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- ^ a b c Elliot, Stuart (18 April 2011). "Campaign Seeks to Take a 'Bite' Out of Disease". New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
- ^ Dunlap-Berg, Barbara. "Imagine No Malaria efforts prove contagious". Interpreter magazine. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d "The Plan". The United Methodist Church. Archived from the original on April 27, 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). United Methodist Church. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Imagine No Malaria". SGC United Methodist Church. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Foundation Programs: Central Conference Communications Initiative (CCCI)". United Methodist Church. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
- ^ "Imagine No Malaria | Eastern PA Conference of the UMC". www.epaumc.org. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
- ^ "Partners". United Methodist Church. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Results". United Methodist Church. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
- ^ "The Nyadire Connection March 2011" (PDF). United Methodist Church-Nyadire Connection. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
External links
[edit]- Official Website Archived 2017-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Op-ed in The Hill by Bishop Thomas Bickerton and Gary Henderson
- "The UMC’s Imagine No Malaria Campaign" -- Boston University Center for Global Christianity and Mission
