Bonang Mathea joins David Beckham and others in the Draw the Line Against Malaria campaign. Image: Supplied.
‘Draw the Line Against Malaria’: Bonang joins David Beckham in campaign
South African media personality Bonang Matheba joins David Beckham and others in the ‘Draw the Line Against Malaria’ campaign.
Bonang Mathea joins David Beckham and others in the Draw the Line Against Malaria campaign. Image: Supplied.
South African-born media personality Bonang Mathea joins former football player David Beckham and others in the Draw the Line Against Malaria campaign.
GLOBAL STARS UNITE AS MALARIA DEATHS REACH HIGHEST NUMBER IN ALMOST A DECADE
Global stars have joined forces with youth and scientists from around the world, to turn up the pressure on world leaders to commit to ending malaria and invest funds totaling $18 billion (R283 billion) at the Global Fund’s Seventh Replenishment, in the next exciting phase of the multi-award-winning Draw the Line Against Malaria campaign.
A new campaign film will be showcased at the Paramount/MTV Africa Day Concert on 28 May in Johannesburg. The film is directed by Grammy-winning Meji Alabi.
The film is fronted by,
- South African television presenter Bonang Matheba
- Malaria champion David Beckham
- International footballing star Pierre Emerick Aubameyang
- Kenyan Olympic Gold-medalist and marathon world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge
- Nigerian Afropop singer, songwriter and actress Yemi Alade
- Kenyan 2016 Rio Olympic and 2020 Tokyo Olympic running champion Faith Kipyegon.
Over the past year the ground-breaking campaign has united people across the world .This comes at a time when malaria kills a child every minute, generating over 35 million engagements across the campaign’s website and social media channels.
“We know this is a winnable fight – my home country South Africa is edging ever closer to eliminating this preventable disease. Let’s take our voices to the Kigali summit on malaria and NTDs in June and the Global Fund replenishment in September and show leaders we must draw the line against malaria,” said Bonang.
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‘DRAW THE LINE AGAINST MALARIA’
Accounting for over half of global funding to end malaria, a fully replenished Global Fund is projected to enable countries and partners to,
- Reduce malaria deaths by 62%
- Treat 550 million malaria cases
- Eliminate malaria from six more countries by 2026
- Unlock the potential of a Zero Malaria world, helping to strengthen equitable health systems and improve the lives and futures of millions of people.
The second phase of Draw The Line is fronted by a stellar cast of young people, activists, scientists, and stars.
“I have supported the fight against malaria for many years and am proud to be a part of this amazing campaign, alongside many inspiring artists, athletes and champions from across Africa. This is a year of big opportunity and there is a way of curing this disease. World leaders have the power and responsibility to make change and create a safer, healthier, fairer world for all,” said David Beckham.
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