Freedom from Hunger: Microfinance Against Malaria Presentation (Impact Evaluation)

Microfinance can be used to fight malaria. Malaria is a threat to 40% of the world's population, killing 60% of the poorest 20% of the world, and slows down economic growth of African countries by 1.3%. A study was conducted in Ghana after implementation of an educational program, researching changes in knowledge of malaria, its treatment, and use of special preventative nets. It was found that the educational measures implemented increased each of these variables significantly. These findings will be applied to the Alternative Rural Marketing (ARM) strategy in Ghana.

Author:

Freedom from Hunger

Year:

2006

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