Project Hope
Helping to eliminate some of the vector borne disease in Equatorial Guinea
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As you may or may not know, many vector-borne pathogens have persisted to cause sickness and death in developing countries due to lack of financial support, resources, and proper education.
Malaria is one example of a vector-borne pathogen that remains problematic throughout tropics around the globe. Malaria is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Plasmodium and transmitted by the female mosquito of the Anopheles genus. The parasites multiply in the red blood cells (RBC’s) which cause them to rupture within 48-72 hours resulting in the infection of more RBC’s. Malaria can also be transmitted through the blood from a human mother to an unborn fetus, and rarely but possibly during blood transfusions. Symptoms initially include fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting, and eventually persist to anemia, bloody diarrhea, jaundice, convulsions, and coma. Untreated it causes quick and painful death.
Yellow Fever, another tropical vector-borne pathogen, is a viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes of the Aedes genus. After a three day incubation period one may experience pain, vomiting, and fever. About 15% of people will exhibit a toxic phase resulting in jaundice, bleeding from the mouth eyes nose, and stomach, and deteriorating kidney function leading to kidney failure. Yellow Fever also causes quick and painful death if left untreated.
Project Hope intend on using our funding to help eliminate any future suffering from these diseases in the small country of Equatorial Guinea. The population there is approximately 486,900 people and it is located in tropical Africa. Our budget will be divided and utilized in various useful projects.
Providing mosquito nets for the entire population
Providing education to important leaders and other community members about awareness, causes, precautions, care for the sick, vaccines, their future protection
Vaccination of yellow fever
Using anti-malaria drugs
Spraying DDT throughout housing developments
Draining and removal of still water; mosquito breeding ground
Improving the housing situation
additional information in project hope report and proposal.
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