Eradicating malaria is like first moon walk: Bono


May 21st, 2006 7:00 PM EST
By Shannon

Great article from a Reuters reporter traveling with Bono.

ARUSHA, Tanzania
(Reuters) – Rock singer and activist Bono said on Saturday the idea of
eradicating Africa’s biggest killer in the
next decade was as exciting as watching Neil Armstrong take the first walk on
the moon.

The front man for Irish rock band U2 — who is half-way through a six-nation
African jaunt — was inspired by the use of new technology in a family-owned
Tanzanian factory to make nets which will repel mosquitoes, the insect which
transmits malaria.

Malaria infects between 300 million to 500 million people a
year. A million of those taken ill will die, mostly infants and babies. Of the
deaths, more than 80 percent occur in Africa
and more than half those could be prevented if bed nets were made available to
families, according to experts.

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    April 15, 2009 at 8:48 am

    This topic is quite trendy in the net right now. What do you pay the most attention to when choosing what to write about?

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