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April 20th, 2009 at 7:16 am
One every 30 seconds.
April 20th, 2009 at 7:50 am
every 30 seconds
April 20th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
One every 30 seconds–since there are so many cases of malaria among African children (although we’ll save that statistic for another question).
April 21st, 2009 at 8:01 am
one precious child every 30 seconds.
April 21st, 2009 at 8:22 am
And the answer is …
30.
In Africa a child dies from malaria every 30 seconds. However, those who survive are not left unaffected. Many children who live through malaria are left with brain damage or learning disabilities.
(Source: malarianomore.org, November 2008)
June 24th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Every 30 secs, a child dies from malaria. But $10 can save a life!! Check out: http://www.seanjohn.com/malarianomore
June 24th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
@tj – Or the $10 can be put toward life-saving mosquito nets via our BiteBack initiative http://biteback.net