Join the fight against malaria

According to Rotarians Against Malaria (RAM), 70% of deaths in PNG are caused by malaria. MAF flew to Lapalama twice in February 2023 to deliver 41 bales of mosquito nets to be distributed among the rural community as part of an ongoing partnership with RAM.

In 2017 Claudine gave birth naturally to conjoined twins Anick and Destin in a village so remote, most Congolese couldn’t plot it on a map. Given a five percent chance of survival, a MAF medevac flew them to the capital for separation surgery. It was the first successful operation of its kind ever recorded.

Scovia received her first malaria diagnosis as a one-year-old baby. She was born healthy, the youngest of three siblings. Scovia’s mother Jane Feku explains her extraordinary and life-changing symptoms, and how the disease has impacted their family.

Bridget Ingham has been a Pilot with MAF since 2017, and many of her flights in PNG have been medical evacuations. One recent flight impacted her deeply; and the malaria patient Bridget met was suffering from symptoms which went beyond a physical diagnosis. Bridget recalls the flight, which took place in January 2023.

Malaria is one of biggest killers in Northern Uganda, leaving behind children with no parents to care for them. The WHO estimated an increase of 1.7million cases in Uganda between 2019 and 2021. Together with PATH Ministries International, Rev. Dickens has helped established an orphanage, clinic, and outreach programmes to prevent and treat malaria, and create hopeful futures for hundreds of orphans.

Hannah contracted malaria in April 2019 while serving with MAF in Liberia. Despite taking all the advised antimalarial medication, she suffered an acute form of the disease. Four years on, Hannah still experiences side-effects and her life has never been the same. Now living in Aberdeen and practicing podiatry for the NHS, she recalls her long road to recovery and how the disease may impact her life forever.