Friend: Yesterday, we asked 200 donors to give for World Malaria Day. We still need 50 donors to help our teams address malaria in hard-to-reach places and provide other lifesaving care in more than 70 countries.

Malaria, despite being treatable and preventable, continues to be one of the top causes of death in countries including South Sudan, Central African Republic, and Democratic Republic of Congo—especially among children under the age of five.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams are on the ground providing treatments and essential preventive activities in affected regions, and working to prevent sudden larger outbreaks of the disease, but ongoing conflict and recent floods have hindered their progress.

So, in honor of World Malaria Day, we challenged 200 of our supporters to pitch in before our deadline. 150 donors have already answered our call, but we’re at risk of not meeting our goal.

Friend, can we count on you to be number 151?

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From: 24 Hours @ MSF-USA
Date: Sun, Apr 25, 2021
Subject: This World Malaria Day, we have a challenge for you

We've set a World Malaria Day GOAL: 200 donors TODAY to help 200 million people infected with Malaria every year.

Friend: What would you do if it were you? Put yourself in the shoes of a community health worker. You’re traveling with a small team to a remote village in South Sudan. When you arrive, a woman approaches you carrying a young boy in obvious distress—her grandson. He’s doused in sweat and shaking from a fever. You take a small blood sample from a finger prick and confirm your suspicion: malaria, the number one killer of children in many sub-Saharan countries.

Given what you know about malaria, one thing is for sure: time is of the essence. Extreme weakness can be one of the signs of severe malaria and you are worried his condition could worsen quickly and may lead to seizures, difficulty breathing and abnormal bleeding. Malaria can become fatal rapidly if left untreated. That’s why early diagnosis and quick treatment are vital.

Our teams face situations like these every day in many countries including South Sudan, Central African Republic, and Democratic Republic of Congo. It may not have made headlines last year while the world focused on the COVID-19 pandemic, but malaria remained one of the top causes of death in all three countries.

This World Malaria Day, we’ve set a goal for 200 donors to give in the next 24 hours to make sure our teams on the ground have what they need to prevent and treat malaria infections and provide essential health services in more than 70 countries around the world. It may not seem like much time, but 24 hours can make a world of difference for the people most in need.

You have 24 hours, Friend, can we count on you to pitch in?

Malaria is one of the most common diseases MSF teams treat around the world. People living in remote or hard-to-reach areas still struggle to get access to the most basic treatments and essential vaccines, and unexpected emergencies, like floods or sudden displacement of populations, can make getting care to those who need it even more difficult.

As an independent, impartial organization, we depend on the generosity of our donors to help us continue the important work we do. Please consider making your first gift to MSF now to support our teams around the world as they deliver malaria treatments and prevention measures and provide essential health services where they’re needed most.