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BuzzOff - A world without Malaria...
The Opportunity
AMalaria is both preventable and treatable
The Charter
BTo make Malaria a high priority...To set ongoing and achievable targets...
The Challenge
CTo eradicate Malaria and other Mosquito borne illnesses...
The process
DEducation.. Prevention.. Testing.. Treatment.. Training...
Not for Profit
BuzzOff is a collaborative initiative serving those vulnerable to Malaria. These videos and images are reflective of our challenge.
Mosquito Nets
The Winged Scourge
Malaria Life Cycle
03
May
If you take a 5 hour drive along rugged roads north of Jayapura in Papua - you will be likely to come across a little shack on the side of the road - this is Father Abraham's clinic.
Abraham is a retired medic of 35 years experience who runs this clinic as an outreach to poor Papuan families in the region, he also has a smaller outreach clinic afurther 20 minutes away.
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02
Apr
In May the monsoons will come again to Asia and with the increased rain will come a sharp increase in the numbers of cases of Malaria as mosquito populations soar. In order to prepare for this event Buzz Off has commenced distribution of Artesunate into remote clinic inside Karen and Shan State.
Artesunate is one of the most reliable drugs for the treatment of severe falciparum malaria - usually...
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08
Feb
Buzz Off Campaign Director, David Skeat has just returned from Burma and Thailand where he spent time talking with partners and looking at the effectiveness of the Buzz project. It is hard to get feed back from some areas as they lie deep inside Burma and reports are scarce, however on this trip David was able to connect with two team leaders who were able to confirm 2 very exciting pieces of news.
In...
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08
Feb
Buzz Off has just released a small grant to a Myanmar based indigenous NGO to finance the pilot of a Micro Enterprise Development project where participants receive small grant to set up a small business that treats mosquito nets.
The small grant pays for a small quantity of nets and treatments to start the business off.
The business owners, who have been trained by Buzz Off in net treatment...
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13
Dec
Buzz Off's third round of funding from our very kind and generous anonymous benefactor has arrived in our account. These funds now empower us to begin a massive mosquito net distribution into IDP areas close to the border.
This week we are ordering 6000 LLIN nets which should arrive at the distribution points by the end of the month and begin filtering into the IDP areas early in the new year.
Earlier...
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12
Dec
Buzz Off has sent a small grant of $AUD2000 to help resource clinics working in remote areas of Western Papua (Irian Jaya). Buzz Off has been supplying assistance these clinics for three years and has increased its commitment as the under resourced clinics have no other means of acquiring suitable medication for severe malaria.
The clinics involved are the only source of medical assistance that...
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15
Nov
An unexpected side-effect of recent flooding in parts of Pakistan has been that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters. Because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water has taken so long to recede, many trees have become cocooned in spiders’ webs.
People in this part of Sindh have never seen this phenomenon before, but they also report that...
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02
Nov
A generous donation has allowed the purchase of 600 mosquito nets for a whole village in a remote region of Timor Leste. Health workers have been providing services in the village including education about malaria prevention. Treated nets for each family will be distributed in conjunction with this health initiative to assist in preventing malaria and other mosquito borne disease.
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14
Oct
Record flooding in Thailand has given rise to large numbers of mosquitoes breeding in flooded areas. Instances of malaria and dengue fever are expected to increase in the coming weeks as mosquito lavae hatch.
Buzz Off is appealing for funds with which to buy mosquito nets that can be distributed into affected areas.
Your donation could help to save a life.
Donations can be made via the Australian...
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12
Oct
Buzz Off supports the work of the Compassion Clinic a free clinic in Shan State. The clinic is staffed by volunteer doctors who trained with Buzz Off in Mandalay earlier this year. The clinic provides free health care for families in poor communities who have none.
The clinic looks after more than 700 families and does outreach work onto the remote tribal areas. Buzz Off is providing funds for anti...
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