Meet Sam and Wilfred – The Lutheran malaria program in Uganda
Sam and Wilfred are two of the trained volunteers working with the Lutheran malaria program in Katakwi subcounty in Katakwi District, Uganda. Sam: I have learned a lot as a VHT. Even in my own...
View ArticleZefanaya Michael – The Lutheran malaria program in Tanzania
Evangelist, Nyumba ya Mungu Parish, Pare Diocese Zefanaya has been an evangelist with NYM Parish for 8 years. He attended the same malaria seminar as Godfrey in 2010. Evangelists do...
View ArticleMalaria achievements celebrated by the United Nations
The Sept. 30 ELCA Malaria Campaign blog post, “Swatting out malaria,” featured United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reports stating that the Millennium...
View Article“There is room for other patients now” – The Lutheran malaria program in Uganda
“Kapujan is a very swampy area with high incidence of malaria, which is why it was chosen to be a sub-county of the Lutheran malaria program,” explains Atim Christie, the health worker in charge of...
View ArticleSono and Ruti – The Lutheran malaria program in Tanzania
Sono Larab (congregant) Sono participated in malaria workshop led by his parish in March 2013. He learned the dangers of mosquitoes, symptoms of malaria, the importance of seeking treatment and...
View Article“Malaria is the number one reason” – The Lutheran malaria program in Burundi
“Malaria is the number one reason for people to come to this clinic,” reports Maria Bazizane, who serves as lab technician and microscopist at the government health center in Mwiruzi, Burundi. “I do...
View ArticleELCA Malaria Campaign Impact
The 2009 ELCA Churchwide Assembly voted to begin initial malaria campaign activities in the ELCA. In 2010 and 2011, pilot synods intentionally engaged with congregations and individuals in their...
View ArticleFarewell Letter
Dear readers, When the ELCA Malaria Campaign was launched to the whole church in 2011, 2015 was a distant, far-off year and difficult to imagine. $15 million was a goal that seemed just as far away....
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