Monthly Archives: February 2010

Let the search begin!

Yesterday marked the kickoff of Phase 2 of Senegal Surround Sound’s Xeex Sibbiru (Fight Malaria) campaign! The day included a press conference and launching of the Xeex Sibbiru Song Contest, in which local musicians will have the chance to write and perform their own songs to raise awareness about malaria. Now begins the search for [...]

Disease in hiding…

In this video, PCV Lauren Canton’s friend explains one of the reasons malaria is so problematic for people in Senegal: some people take over-the-counter medicines that simply mask the symptoms but don’t actually cure the disease. They think they’re better but then the symptoms return, and by then it can be too late.
This brings us [...]