World Malaria Day
April 25th annually is a day for all citizens to remember their responsibility to save lives from malaria.
Why a World Malaria Day?
This international day helps to raise awareness and understanding of malaria, a preventable and treatable disease which kills up to 3 million people and affects up to 500 million people in a year. It is hoped that the establishment of World Malaria Day will mobilize communities across the world to get involved in fighting the disease and saving lives. Through donations, volunteering, campaigning, or even just speaking about it, people can make sure that malaria receives the media and public attention it deserves.
When is World Malaria Day?
World Malaria Day is on April 25th. It is celebrated annually on the same day.
When was it established?
World Malaria Day was established and approved by the World Health Organization in March 2007.
What has Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention Group done?
Buy-A-Net hosted the first event in Canada in support of World Malaria Day. The event was held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, April 25, 2008. Kingston, Ontario was the first Canadian city to recognize World Malaria Day through City Council Proclamation.
Declared by Mayor Harvey Rosen, Kingston led the way for other Canadian municipalities to get involved in fighting the disease and saving lives. Through Kingston’s leadership, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities distributed the proclamation, and now, World Malaria Day is recognized coast-to-coast in Canada.
Buy-A-Net has taken the issue of malaria and malaria control to Parliament Hill on various occasions. At the request of Buy-A-Net, the first ever all party day of statements in the House of Commons and Senate was achieved on April 22, 2009, drawing attention to the issue of malaria and World Malaria Day.
|
|