Monday, March 24, 2014

Growing up in Kenya: the personal impact of malaria

Pastor Alice Koech grew up in Kenya, and has several personal experiences of malaria that drive her enthusiasm for the United Methodist Church's response through Imagine No Malaria. Hear her story in her own words:


Tuesday, March 18, 2014

The science of Imagine No Malaria (part 3)

Note: This post was scheduled to be published in  March 2014. Apologies to anyone who went looking for it and got error messages!

Professor Rebecca Buxton wraps up her discussion of the science of malaria with some more information about bed nets, insecticides, and the big picture of ending deaths from malaria in Africa.

Watch Part 1 or Part 2 of this video series.


Tuesday, March 11, 2014

The science of Imagine No Malaria (part 2)

Note: This post was scheduled to be published in  March 2014. Apologies to anyone who went looking for it and got error messages!

Professor Becky Buxton continues her discussion of the science of malaria with a focus on vaccines and treatment, both the challenges that exist and the progress that is being made - and why it's so important to take action now.

Watch Part 1 or Part 3 of this video series.


Tuesday, March 4, 2014

The science of Imagine No Malaria (part 1)

Rebecca Buxton is Professor of Medical Laboratory Science at the University of Utah and a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference Steering Committee for Imagine No Malaria.

In this first video segment (of three), she explains how she got involved with Imagine No Malaria, what malaria is, and how it affects the human body.