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Having finally been accepted to run the Virgin London Marathon, I am both nervous and scared, but also very excited to be finally pursuing one of my dreams. Running the London Marathon is something that I’ve wanted to do since it dawned on me that I was a half decent runner. To finally have the opportunity to take part, and run for Malaria No More UK, will make it an amazing experience for me.
When it came to selecting
Alan decided to forego presents for his 60th birthday and instead celebrate it by raising money for Malaria No More UK. Alan’s wife and children, Ann, Alison, Alex, and Andrew set up a JustGiving page to make it easy for friends and family to donate. Alison said “my Dad is a nightmare to buy presents for so we decided to organise something a little more creative for his special birthday!” Alan and his family chose to support Malaria No More
I run a lodge on the lake in the northern region of Malawi where I have been living for the last three years (I am originally from the UK), I am married to Phillip, a Malawian, and I recently gave birth to our daughter, Charlotte Xanthe.
I had malaria once before I fell pregnant but during my first trimester I caught it again. Because I was pregnant, it became very serious, very quickly. I went to the doctor during
I was inspired to contact Malaria No More UK after hearing Jo Yirrell on the radio one morning explaining how she lost her son, Harry, to malaria.
Unlike Harry, who gave away his anti-malarial pills in Ghana, I travelled a lot for business and after years of being in and out of malarial areas, I stupidly thought that it would never ever affect me. I learnt the hard way that this was not true. I contracted a deadly strain of
Hayley, 26, Newcastle upon Tyne
One and Other
As a pharmacist, I’m often asked for advice by people who are off to exotic places for their holidays. Aside from feeling extremely jealous, I also want to make sure that I give them good advice about how to enjoy their holidays without illness, such as how to avoid diarrhea, sunburn and, importantly, malaria.
For this reason, I was interested to hear an interview on a Radio Four Woman’s Hour podcast with Jo Yirrell,
Ten year old Joe Griffiths from Guildford walked an amazing 60 miles this August, raising a fantastic £227 for Malaria No More UK. Joe walked from Cardigan to St David’s along the Pembrokeshire Coastal path with his brother, Tom, and Dad, Steve. Joe was inspired to raise money for Malaria No More UK by his godmother, a doctor who has worked tirelessly against malaria both in research in this country and in hospitals abroad. She recommended Malaria No More UK
I first came across Malaria No More UK in April. I did an in-depth interview with Denise Lewis, one of the founding members of the MNM UK Leadership Council, and I was the designated blogger on the day of the charity's launch. It wasn't until I covered the charity as a journalist that I realised how important, and also how achievable, its goal really is. I was shocked to discover that malaria kills a child every 30 seconds in Africa.
I caught malaria when I was travelling in Ghana. I wasn't aware I had it, but I was feeling a bit fluie and a bit hot and cold, so I went to the doctor the day after I came home. I had a blood test but it came back negative, so I carried on with my life unconcerned about malaria. After having five months taking anti-malarials I decided to stop taking them
I came from a very poor background from a village in the Gambia. My parents were subsistence farmers, my father planted ground nut during the raining season and my mum, who died about 9 years ago after a complication with malaria, used to work on the rice field during the same period; my family had no other source of income. Malaria in the village was similar to how people in the UK catch flu. You hardly come across a person
Although I presently live in the United Kingdom, I originally come from Namibia, in the south-western corner of Africa. I lost my father to malaria at the age of twelve, and thus have had direct experience of the deadliness of the diseases spread by mosquitoes. My grandmother, who passed away last year at the ripe old age of 106, spent more than the last 30 years of her life blind, also due to malaria. I heard Jo Yirrell’s heroic story
I wanted to support Malaria No More UK after losing my son Harry to Malaria. I found out about the charity before it actually launched when I had been helping travellers understand the dangers of malaria through The Malaria Awareness Campaign. Nothing can ever change my feelings of grief after losing Harry but I know that he would want me to dedicate myself to saving others from malaria. Harry should not have died from this disease and I, with the
I have just recently returned to Inverness in Scotland after working in a small village in Ghana called Swedro, about one hour away from Accra and about 45 minutes away from where Jo Yirrell’s son sadly died. I am very sorry for Jo’s loss - my story is slightly happier but I suffered from malaria too not so long ago. I was only recently released from hospital I think what you are doing is amazing - I am very happy
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