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Updates on the ChildAlive projects in Burkina Faso. More
Dr. Ian Macdonald, founder and chairman of ChildAlive, along with
Board Member Dr. Stuart Showalter, travelled to Burkina Faso, West
Africa, to launch the foundation’s Malaria Prevention Project.
With support from the tribal chief of the Kaan people of Burkina Faso,
local community liaisons and health officials, Dr. Macdonald and Dr.
Showalter visited 12 villages in five days and distributed 445 treated
bed nets, 694 door curtains and 539 window curtains, providing protection
that can potentially save thousands of lives. More
Ian Macdonald, M.D., founder and chairman of ChildAlive, flew to Burkina
Faso to meet with the meningitis project partners and tour local health
facilities. More
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