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PMI: Presidents Malaria Initiative - Saving lives in Africa.

Touching Individual Lives: A Photo Documentary of PMI

The President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) is working to prevent and control malaria in four ways: indoor residual spraying (IRS) of insecticides; mosquito nets; preventive treatment for pregnant women; and lifesaving antimalarial drugs. In a little over a year the PMI is reaching 6 million people in Africa. Individuals talk about how these efforts are changing their everyday lives for the better. Read more…

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Photo of a group of school children in the Wakiso district just outside of Kampala the capital of Uganda. (click here to see more) Photo of Wajihi Haji Pandu, a 50-year old mother of six of Paje village in Zanzibar, who has been protected through the PMI spraying efforts. (click here to see more) Photo of Aseidi Mvita Aseidi, a member of the malaria health committee in his village in Zanzibar.(click here to see more) Photo of 33-year-old Stumai Omary, who is five months pregnant, redeeming her voucher for a discounted mosquito net. (click here to see more)
Photo of a mother with her 11-month-old infant redeeming her voucher for a discounted mosquito net. (click here to see more) Photo of a mother and her son in their store in Tanzania where they sell insecticide-treated nets. (click here to see more) Photo of Helen Onen, a community-based distributor of medicines in Uganda, helped to distribute long-lasting insecticide-treated nets. (click here to see more) Photo of a mother and her 3-week-old twin boys. (click here to see more)
Photo of a young pregnant mother with a severe case of malaria resting in a hospital in Gulu, Uganda. (click here to see more) Photo of a pregnant woman taking her first dose of medicines to prevent her from getting malaria at the antenatal care clinic. (click here to see more) Photo of an antenatal clinic midwife giving a health education talk to pregnant women. (click here to see more) Photo of a pack of tablets formulated to cure malaria in a child under-5 provided by PMI. (click here to see more)
Photo of a clinical officer giving a 10-month-old his first dose of ACTs. (click here to see more) Photo of the 2 1/2-year-old twin girl, her sister and her aunt, who was saved by PMI-funded antimalarial drugs. (click here to see more) Photo of a mother holding her child. (click here to see more)