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photograph by Helge Bendl 16.05.08: Approaching the Cahora Bassa dam. Mozambique photographs by Ron Haviv - VII Fighting Malaria on the "River of Life"The Zambezi, lifeline of southern Africa, currently is the setting of a dramatic health project. On 29th March 2008, the Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition has launched into a two months voyage to showcase successes and highlight challenges associated with the fight against one of the globe's leading infectious killers. Despite both preventable and curable, between one and three million people die of malaria each year - every 30 seconds a child in Africa. Starting at the source of the river and finishing in its delta, medical teams will travel more than 2,500 kilometres (1,550 miles) in inflatable boats through Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. By exposing the difficulties of delivering mosquito nets and medications to remote areas, the Zambezi Expedition will demonstrate that only a coordinated cross-border action can force the disease to recoil and turn the lifeline of southern Africa into a "River of Life" for those threatened by malaria. Track us live!
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FRANCE 24 features the expedition's journey in Zambia
Photographer Ron Haviv - VII on malaria and the expedition in Angola and Zambia
Roll Back Malaria press release on World Malaria Day
