Malaria Networks

Since 2005, FAWCO has been partnering with the Swiss Foundation BioVision in support of their integrated approach to malaria prevention in pilot projects in Africa. FAWCO's partnership with BioVision has been enthusiastically supported by member organizations and individuals and as a result, many children will now live to see their 5th birthday - who only 4 years ago did not stand a...

A day to think about malaria

The reality is bleak. An entirely preventable disease, malaria kills 1 million people a year, mostly children and pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa. Figures show that a child dies from malaria every 30 seconds, yet all of these children could be protected by sleeping under a bed net treated with insecticide, which...

Our support of BioVision's malaria projects with their integrated approach to malaria prevention has saved many thousand lives in Kenya, where malaria prevalence reduction in Nyabondo now stands at 66% and in the newer Malindi project at over 50% and rising. Thousands of children will now live to see their 5th birthday - who only 3 years ago at...

Watch the exciting BioVision video on the distribution of FAWCO sponsored nets in Malindi, Kenya!

Video of Distribution of Malaria Bednets in Kenya