[ Malaria Advocacy and Initiatives ]
The Roll Back Malaria Zambezi Expedition
In May 2008, Sumitomo Chemical was proud to sponsor the Zambezi Expedition, a dramatic health project that highlighted the malaria epidemic in six African countries in the Zambezi River region. Starting at the source of the river and finishing in its delta, medical teams traveled 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 demonstrated 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. Go to Zambezi Expedition Website.
