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The gossamer thread, part 2: A different story

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Today is World Malaria Day! Join World Vision in remembering the lives devastated by this preventable, treatable disease — and in our mission of eradicating it from the world. Yesterday, part 1 of “The gossamer thread” brought you into the lives of three families who have seen malaria’s tragic effects firsthand. Today’s story is decidedly more hopeful: It highlights the miraculous change a few square meters of netting has brought about for another Mozambican family....
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The gossamer thread, part 1: Three families

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Tomorrow is World Malaria Day — a moment to remember the lives of children, families, and communities devastated by this preventable, treatable disease that we can stop. Today, we open a two-part series with the stories of three families in Mozambique who have been affected by malaria. Make sure you check back tomorrow to read about a family whose lives have been transformed by the simple miracle of bed nets....
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The net effect of deadly malaria

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Marita Adelino is not your average 10-year-old. In a world where children typically want so much, she wants only two things — a best friend and a mosquito net. Yearning for a friend is sketched across her face, a portrait of loneliness. And the desire for a mosquito net? Marita is terrified of the tiny, sinister creatures that spread malaria, the disease that killed her best friend, Marta João, last year....
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Malaria: The disease that silences laughter

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Today, I bought a coffin. We spent the morning in a village in Mozambique visiting Marita, a dear little girl whose best friend had died of malaria last year. Marita was still grieving. She sat quietly while the rest of the children played in high spirits, shouting and laughing through a game of soccer. Marita’s mother invited us to come back later for supper. Hospitality can never be refused, even when the givers have so little. Marita’s father makes just $48 a year in a country to which both people and nature have been unkind....
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