DO THE 🦟👏🏿 #MOSQUITOCLAPCHALLENGE
When mosquitoes get in our faces, there is a swat or a clap we’ll do to get rid of them. International Afropop dancer and choreographer Ezinne Asinugo has turned this clap into an easy 4-step dance routine — the #MosquitoClapChallenge.
On World Mosquito Day, 20 August, we’re inviting people everywhere to let the world hear loud and clear that in this new Covid world, we mustn’t take our eyes off the prize... Zero Malaria!
Film yourself or with friends doing the 4-step clap, write a caption to include #MosquitoClapChallenge and @ZeroMalaria, and ideally tag a friend or two! Post on TikTok or share your video across your favourite social media. 🤳🏿
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How do you swat mosquitoes away? International Afropop dancer and choreographer Ezinne Asinugo has turned this simple action into an easy 4-step dance routine – the #MosquitoClapChallenge! Get involved and do the dance #WorldMosquitoDay #ZeroMalaria #ZeroMalariaStartswithMe
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IT'S TIME TO SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE 👁️🌍
In these times of Covid-19, the threat of malaria has not gone away. We must all see the Bigger Picture 🌍.
The impact of the pandemic on malaria is beginning to unfold. The incredible progress we have made saving lives and improving access to healthcare over the last two decades will remain — but only if we keep fighting. Thanks to the hard work of local advocates and health workers, many programs to prevent malaria are still going ahead. If we keep our focus on the goal of Zero Malaria, we can protect and strengthen our health systems and fight malaria and Covid-19 at the same time.
Malaria steals our children and holds back Africa's surging potential. The Bigger Picture campaign is calling the public, malaria champions, NGOs and the private sector to ask our world leaders to not take their eyes off the prize: a malaria-free Africa in a generation.
USE THE HASHTAGS👇🏿👇🏾👇🏽👇🏻
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#ZEROMALARIASTARTSWITHME
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By beating malaria within a generation we can transform Africa 🙌🏽. On #WorldMosquitoDay let's see the Bigger Picture and fight Covid and malaria together 🦟😷. Join the fight with @zeromalaria #ZeroMalaria
Malaria is a disease we can beat, but right now it continues to kill a child every two minutes 💔. While we fight Covid, let's remember the Bigger Picture and fight malaria too. This #WorldMosquitoDay let's join the fight for @zeromalaria #ZeroMalaria ❌🦟
In the Covid era 😷, the threat of malaria has not gone away. On #WorldMosquitoDay we must all see the Bigger Picture 🌍 The pandemic could lead to a doubling of malaria deaths this year. We must keep our eyes on the prize. #ZeroMalariaStartsWithMe
By keeping our focus 🔍 on malaria we can protect and strengthen our health systems. This #WorldMosquitoDay let's commit to beating malaria and Covid-19 at the same time: keep up the fight for #ZeroMalaria! ❌🦟
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GATES NOTES: WORLD MOSQUITO DAY 🦟
Check out a host of World Mosquito Day and Mosquito Week features on Gates Notes, including stories of triumph against malaria in Benin and find out more about why we need to keep focused on malaria during Covid.
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The deadliest creature in the world? It’s not the shark, the lion or anything quite so big. It’s actually the humble mosquito! Find out more about the science behind the insect #WorldMosquitoDay
MALARIA CARE-SEEKING CAMPAIGN 🏥
We support the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative, Breakthrough ACTION, and Malaria No More’s campaign with Facebook to promote prompt care-seeking for fever across sub-Saharan Africa. The Facebook campaign kicks off on World Mosquito Day and runs until the end of August.
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We know the symptoms of #malaria, but do you? It is important that concerns about #COVID19 do not stop anyone from seeking care. #SeekCareForFever
EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES IN INDIA 🙌🏽
Every monsoon season brings an influx of mosquitoes that can carry deadly but treatable diseases like malaria. This year, with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to act. A new campaign in India is helping spread the word: by taking simple steps, people can keep themselves, their families and their community safe from these mosquito-borne diseases, even during COVID-19.
SWISS MALARIA GROUP: WORLD MOSQUITO DAY 📺
The Swiss Malaria Group are launching a TV campaign featuring Swiss wrestler Marcel Bieri fighting against a mosquito — demonstrating Switzerland’s strength in the fight against malaria.
The TV advert will be aired on the most-watched Swiss German-language evening news programme Tagesschau over the next two weeks, reaching hundreds of thousands of viewers.
For more information and other World Mosquito Day resources, please visit 🦟 WORLDMOSQUITODAY.ORG 🦟
