Access to Testing & Treatment

Saving children from malaria with effective treatment. Photo courtesy of Laura Ellen Muglia for Episcopal Relief & Development

Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs)

These tests can be used in places with limited access to health-care facilities or where malaria is epidemic.

NetsforLife® advocates for the increased use of RDTs in local communities to ensure accurate diagnosis, so that those who need malaria drugs get them quickly.

Effective Malaria Treatment

Since prompt and effective medical treatment for malaria saves lives, NetsforLife® works with governments and local health providers to promote awareness of and access to Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy (ACT), the first-line malaria treatment recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Pregnancy and Malaria

Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to malaria because the parasites have a high affinity for the mother’s placenta.

This high concentration of malaria parasites in the placenta compromises the passage of nutrients and oxygen to the fetus, often resulting in premature delivery and low birth weight of babies.

NetsforLife® works to increase the use of proven preventive treatments (called Intermittent Preventive Treatment—IPT) among pregnant women.

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Fighting Malaria in Africa

There are an estimated 250 million cases of malaria each year, resulting in nearly 800,000 deaths. The majority of these deaths are children younger than five years old. Join us in the fight against malaria in Africa. Give today.

NetsforLife^®is a partnership of corporations, foundations, nongovernmental groups, and faith-based organizations working to fight malaria in Africa.

NetsforLife® is a partnership program of Episcopal Relief & Development, a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization
under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.