Christopher Hedrick, Country director of the Peace Corps Senegal writes about the "New Peace Corps" — one that embraces new malaria tools and technological advances to fight malaria on a larger scale than it ever has in the past, with the dedicated efforts of a new generation of young, tech savvy volunteers with lofty goals and accustomed to working with disparate teams. … [Read more...]
Peace Corps Volunteers Join Malaria Fight with Education and Bed Net Distribution Program
Peace Corps volunteers are collaborating with host country government agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and local community members to raise awareness of malaria prevention techniques and help control the disease. Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a parasite (plasmodium) transmitted from human to human by the bite of infected … [Read more...]