Drive Against Malaria

Bayanga, CAR with the BaAka

2012-01-05T05:20:00.000-08:00

From December 26th – January 2nd DAM tested 356 children & adults in the Massapouel health post, western CAR. The findings were 81% malaria positives of children under the age of 7 years and 21% of children over 7 years and adults. All positives were given WHO recommended 3 day course of Coartem.

Children support Drive Against Malaria

2011-10-26T18:56:00.000-07:00

Amsterdam - 230 children of the Dutch Christian Elementary School, Immanuel, Rijsenhout were full of fascination during the film about the humanitarian work of Drive Against Malaria Foundation in Africa. The children sat on the edge of their seats to listen during the presentation of David Robertson and Julia Samuel.
In the coming months the children will raise funds for the poorest families in the Central African Republic (CAR) to buy long lasting nets and provide medication for malaria sicken children.

The Editor

Land Rover support DAM

2011-10-24T20:07:00.000-07:00

Land Rover Dealership with Land Rover Netherlands donated a further € 50,000.00 to the Mount Cameroon Project & the Dzanga Sangha Project in CAR. The cheque was presented by CEO Land Rover Netherlands, Marc Bienemann with dealers Jelle Romijn & Peet Van Herpen.

Inner Wheel Harderwijk

2011-06-21T04:48:00.001-07:00

Inner Wheel Club Harderwijk donate €3,200.00 to DAM's anti-malaria project to the Baka Pygmie of Cameroon. Since 2007 Drive Against Malaria continues to fight malaria by providing mosquito nets with medication to some of the most remote tribes of eastern Cameroon.

World Malaria Day 2011

2011-04-26T00:29:00.000-07:00

$25,000.00 Was donated to Drive Against Malaria during the run-up to World Malaria Day 2011. The cheque was presented by ExxonMobil Public & Government Affairs Manager Benelux Remko Kruithof. Thanks to the 110 runners from Belgium & Holland in the "Antwerp 10 miles", DAM's campaigns will be extended with more children being tested, treated and protected against malaria in Cameroon and Central African Republic during the next mission July 2011 - February 2012.

RRI Support malaria fight SW Cameroon

2011-03-31T01:21:00.000-07:00

Limbe based "Rig Repair International" financed malaria screening along the coastline of SW Cameroon in Njonji Village, Debundscha, Isobi and Idenau. Testing was followed up with the 3 day course, combination therapy "Coartem" to cure malaria. Long lasting mosquito nets were given along with education on the best ways to prevent malaria by sleeping under an impregnated net. The people were tested over a two day period by the DAM team working with JCI in each location. This insured everyone had the opportunity of the free test & treatment along with up to 2 mosquito nets per household. These nets can prevent malaria for up to 4 years.

Sanga River Central African Republic

2011-03-07T02:48:00.000-08:00

Drive Against Malaria are working with the Ba’aka communities (Pygmy’s) close to the town of Bayanga on the Sanga River Central African Republic to combat malaria.
Severn sites have been set up around Baynga to diagnose and treat malaria as well as train local doctors, medics and teams of volunteers to use RDT’s and ACT’s. 710 women & children under 10 have so far been tested for malaria.
Thank you to Sanga Lodge and WWF for your support.

Mount Cameroon Project

2010-12-22T00:46:00.000-08:00

Mount Cameroon Project underway. We are testing children under the age of ten for the malaria parasite in villages at the base of Mt. Cameroon. Those who are malaria positive are given a 3 day course of ACT's to treat and cure malaria. Each patient is also given a long lasting mosquito net with information about malaria.

General Assembly New York

2010-09-22T06:20:00.000-07:00

David Robertson at the 65th General Assembly New York, where Nick Clegg pledged that Britain will lead the fight against malaria today as he announced a £500 million fund to tackle one of the world's biggest killers of children. Speaking at a UN summit in New York, the Deputy Prime Minister said he was increasing UK aid from its current £150 million in a bid to halve deaths in 10 African countries.

Mount Cameroon Project sponsored by Land Rover.

2010-08-05T14:14:00.001-07:00

Land Rover Netherlands together with all 20 Dutch dealers donated funds for DAM’s Mt Cameroon Project. Long Lasting Mosquito nets with training will be given to each village around the base of one of Africa's largest volcanic mountain. At the peek due to low temperatures with snowfall there are no mosquito, yet some of the wettest areas of the world lay at the base where malaria-transmitting mosquito’s thrive. In the jungles around the base, malaria rates are incredibly high and the health facilities are either run down or don't exist. Roads are incredibly poor and many communities can only be reached by a Land Rover or foot. The cheque for 50,000.00 euro was handed over by Marc Bienemann, directeur Land Rover Nederland, en Johan de Koning namens de Land Rover dealerorganisatie.

Alkmaar Lions

2010-07-18T22:38:00.000-07:00

Alkmaar Lions Club The Netherlands raised funds through local activities in July 2009 and raise 18,000 euro for education programs about the transmission and treatment for malaria.

Reader's Digest Hong Kong

2010-05-04T02:49:00.000-07:00

GSK

2010-04-29T01:01:00.000-07:00

Zeist – GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) donated €5,000.00 to DAM during the Dutch Challenge Malaria Symposium in the run-up to World Malaria Day. €5,000.00 was also donated to “The 100th Village" . Medical director Dr. Rudolf van Olden handed of the DAM cheque to Julia Samuel and David Robertson at the end of the symposium.

Bangui C A R

2010-03-01T02:00:00.000-08:00

Country number 64. After 11 years of driving the same Land Rover Defender, Drive Against Malaria arrived in country number sixty four. David Robertson has driven 173,000 kilometers since the launch of Drive Against Malaria in September 1998.

Nets to Cameroon and C A R

2010-01-29T06:03:00.000-08:00

Vestergaard Frandsen (VF)donated 1,000 long lasting mosquito nets to our Pygmy Project of eastern Cameroon / western CAR. Each net can protect a family against the deadly mosquito bite for 4 years. Many thanks to Tobias Ernberg.

Malende - 6,000 inhabitants protected

2009-11-14T15:50:00.000-08:00

Malende - 6,000 inhabitants were protected with long lasting mosquito nets donated by the Drive Against Malaria. The village found along the N8 between Limbe and Kumba has a high malaria morbidity/mortality rate due to its location and seasonal rainfall . We were welcomed by three traditional dancing groups and worked together with Rotary Club Limbe.

Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

2009-10-30T04:44:00.000-07:00

Consul-Generaal-van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden drs G. Heijkoop was handed Julia Samuel new book at the Antwerp Book Fair.

LAAT OP 2 Radio EO 26 October

2009-10-26T12:41:00.000-07:00

LAAT OP 2 Radio Vanavond is Julia Samuel te gast bij 'Laat op 2'. Julia is oud televisie- en radiopresentatrice van RTL en Veronica. Nadat Julia in 1999 de vierdelige documentaire 'Crossing Africa' maakt, besluit ze zich in te gaan zetten voor de bestrijding van malaria bij de organisatie 'Drive against malaria'.

Land Rover Netherlands donate €50,000.00

2009-10-22T05:03:00.000-07:00

Marc Bienemann CEO Land Rover Netherlands used the launch of "Niemand weet ik ben" (nobody knows where I am) to donate €50,000.00 to the Drive Against Malaria's mosquito net program for Eastern Cameroon and Central Africa Republic 2009 - April 2010.

Niemand weet waar ik ben - Julia Samuel

2009-10-22T00:00:00.000-07:00

An impressive book to read. Ten years in Africa fighting malaria for Africa’s poorest. Julia talks about her personal fight against malaria whilst dealing with breast cancer. In her book “Nobody Knows Where I Am”. Julia talks about her Land Rover journey through Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia, Senegal, Ghana and Mauritania. Part of the profit will go towards fighting malaria in Africa. Released date; Amsterdam 22 October 2009.

Drive Against Malaria new site On Air

2009-10-14T02:37:00.000-07:00

The Dutch version of Drive Against Malaria website goes on line today 14 October 2009 Please click; www.driveagainstmalaria.nl

On Air Julia Samuel Harm Edens

2009-09-05T01:39:00.000-07:00

July 30 Julia Samuel goes Live On Air with Presenter Harm Edens from the television studio at Schiphol Airport The Netherlands. Julia talk to the audience about her 10 year fight against malaria all over Africa. She explains how $5.00 can protect a family against the malaria carrying mosquito for five years and how malaria kills one million children each year in Sub-Saharan Africa,
Julia talk about her new book and how she crossed the Sahara Desert.

150,000.00 euro from Land Rover Netherlands

2009-04-16T05:07:00.000-07:00

Land Rover Netherlands made the biggest commitment to fight malaria. The donation of 150,000.00 euros over 3 years is the largest ever made by the motor industry to fight malaria. "This news is absolutely incredible, especially in today's economic climate" This fantastic news was broken to CEO of DAM, Julia Samuel, by Land Rover NL's General Manager Marc Bienemann, before the Dutch media in Based. All 20 Dutch Land Rover dealers are collaborating in the action.

ExxonMobil support World Malaria Day Two in Cameroon.

2009-04-06T11:40:00.000-07:00

ExxonMobil's Benelux President handed over a cheque to Drive Against Malaria for World Malaria Day two in Cameroon. These funds will be used to support the purchase of anti malaria treatment with long lasting mosquito nets for the people of Cameroon on 25 April 2009. The cheque for $40,000.00 was presented by President ExxonMobil, Joost Van Roost to Julia Samuel and David Robertson in Breda.

Village Kitojo in Uganda

2009-02-24T10:03:00.000-08:00

Drive Against Malaria support the village Kitojo in Uganda with long lasting mosquito nets for “Second Home For Children” An organization of 20 guardians, parents and local population. They work together for a development of Kitojo where they offer parent lynx children accommodation and give help to the children of poor family’s who have no resources to pay for schools or medication. Long lasting mosquito nets are the basis for a malaria free future.

YOUP VAN' T HEK SUPPORTS DAM with 5,000 EUROS

2009-02-19T12:58:00.000-08:00

Youp: "Back in 1986 I started to earn a lot of money. Then asked myself do you enjoy being wealthy or not? The blunt answer was yes! My circle of friends goes back to the days when I had no money. They still come to visit me in my house where we can
share the views overlooking the North Sea. It dose not interest me whether rich or poor – that’s what friends are for. It was important for me to help in the developing world, so in 2003 I set up a foundation called “Alle Beetjes”. Our projects are all small scale, like a little bus for Mali, a house for drug edicts in Brazil. Why? Because that is a ‘must’! And with the Drive Against Malaria, together we can help little children to live beyond the age of five years”. Alle Beetjes of YoupVan’t Hek supported the Drive Against Malaria with funds to buy 1,000 long lasting mosquito nets for the children of Cameroon to sleep under at night. Thenets protect children against malaria that is transmitted be the mosquito afterdark. Julia Samuel: "With this we have can protect 1000family’s in the least wealthy areas of Cameroon with at an impregnated mosquitonet where up to five children can sleep. The nets we use have an average live span of 4 – 5 years.

Henk Boot sends a gift of life to Cameroon

2009-02-19T12:20:00.000-08:00

Henk Boot from The Netherlands celebrates his silver jubilee of working for Bam Rail BV for 25 years to buy 150 long lasting mosquito nets for the children of Cameroon. This donation will protect 150 families for four years against malaria. We thank you Henk for protecting the children against Cameroon deadliest disease and good luck for the following 25 years, David & Julia.

2008-12-14T04:23:00.000-08:00

Minister André Mama Fouda endorses Drive Against Malaria

2008-12-14T03:46:00.000-08:00

Yaoundé, December 2008

His Excellency Minster of Public Health, André Mama Fouda, endorses collaboration of working together with Drive Against Malaria in Cameroon. Drive Against Malaria being active in over 32 countries in the continent for the last 9 years, choose Cameroon as a permanent base for their activities in the fight against malaria. Andre Mama Fouda,: “I acknowledge the importance of Drive Against Malaria in fighting malaria in many African countries. We are honoured you choose Cameroon as a permanent base and I think you made a good choice.” Professor Gervais Ondobo Andze (Directeur de la Lutte Contre la Maladie) said: “We like to see Drive Against Malaria collaborate with the Ministry of Health working with interventions such as Onchocerciasis, vaccination programmes and protecting the environment by planting trees as malaria and deforestation are closely linked.”

Michelin Cameroon support Drive Against Malaria

2008-12-07T10:49:00.000-08:00

Update Service Drive Against Malaria
Amsterdam, 2008-12-07 By: Hans de Jong

Michelin Cameroon has a strong sense of commitment to the Cameroonian population to help improve healthcare in the country. General Manager Michelin, David Franςois says: “ In our company it is not only about tires. We are here to help each other. That’s evident.” Full information see Pdf

Bimbia Camp 4 Cameroon

2008-12-06T07:09:00.000-08:00

Early this year we met a 3 year old little girl who lost her leg after she was ran over by a small motorbike. As she had no walking aid .the girl could only scoop herself around her grandmother’s house. I spent the summer thinking about the life of the youngster and decided to buy her a pair of crunches from the local pharmacy back home. After I told the pharmacy the story, they gave me the crunches for next to nothing. This was the best present we have ever given and only cost seven Euro. The girl is so happy to be mobile again – as we all are.

REPORT FROM AN EYE WITNESS

2008-12-06T05:44:00.000-08:00

Drive Against Malaria: Shocking circumstances Pygmies
Baka Pygmies in the East are extremely poor and live FAR under the poverty level.
The people here have no access to nets, no effective medication to treat malaria and no diagnosis material. Drive Against Malaria spoke with people in the village to listen to their stories and find out how bad the situation really was. Julia Samuel: “We encountered the same heartbreaking situation over and over again. Mothers approached us, and asked us to look at their sick babies and children. They were all desperate – they knew their children were dying, and they knew that the consultation and medication they needed was far too expensive for them. A mother lost 6 of her children. We told her we give free nets to protect her family. This is an everyday tragedy. This is the daily reality among the poorest people in Africa. This is why, every day that the DRIVE AGAINST MALARIA spends doing this work, is of vital importance.” Full story see PDF

Bimbia Cameroon

2008-11-30T05:15:00.000-08:00

BIMBIA VILLAGE

An alarming increase in malaria in Cameroon’s southwestern
coastal area

“Drive Against Malaria” focuses on malaria prevention in this area through the distribution of LLITNs, ACTs and diagnostic support

Edited by: Stephen Johnston

Bimbia Village is situated in Cameroon’s mountainous southwestern coastal area – in the Limbe Healthcare Area – and has over 4,000 inhabitants. Despite an explosive increase in malaria during the past two years (2007 WHO report), the village had no LLITNs, ACTs or diagnostic material.
This mountain village’s Health Care Centre was empty when we arrived, even though health care here is essential for surrounding villages, especially during the rainy season, when inhabitants are unable to reach the hospital in Limbe. The first priorities for the Health Care Centre are impregnated mosquito nets, scales for adults and babies, beds, diagnostic material, KTab 123, LLITNs, ACTs, and sterilisation equipment. Full report in PDf.

2008-11-27T08:25:00.000-08:00

SOLANGE’S DOUALA ORPHANAGE
Drive Against Malaria in Solange’s Douala Orphanage
2008
Updateservice: Amsterdam
By: Hans de Jong

(Douala Health Care area)
This orphanage was founded in 1998 as the personal initiative of Solange, a Cameroonian woman who was determined to improve the living circumstances of children in Douala. The orphanage takes care of very young, parentless children as well as children whose parents cannot take care of them, and has grown from one woman’s love for just a few children into a well-known institution in Douala.

It is mainly the church that brings children into Solange’s care. The orphanage currently houses 60 children, and each week brings more. All of the children go to school, and what little money she is able to raise goes towards necessities – the school, rent, gas bills, and food. There is no money left over for health care, and there are no LLITNs to distribute.

2008-11-27T07:37:00.000-08:00

HOW WE USE YOUR DONATION

As soon we receive your donation, we adjust your support immediately into our order of mosquito nets and malaria treatment in the same year.
All donations received in the first and second half of 2008 are spend on malaria prevention projects in rural Cameroon villages as: Bakingili, Solange Orphanage, Bimbia Camp 1, ChopFarm, Bimbia Village, Mabetta, Lomie and Bosquet until February 2009.
You receive the updates about the projects in the same year.
In the second half of 2008 Drive Against Malaria starts also new projects in:
- the Ako area of West Cameroon
- the forest villages around Mount Cameroon, South West province
- the swamp area west of Mbongo village
- the East province south of Yokadouma, Pygmee area.

Together we can beat malaria!
We keep you posted!

The DAM-team,
Cameroon.

GLOCALGAZ SUPPORT

2008-11-14T05:53:00.000-08:00

Drive Against Malaria receives US $ 10.000 from Kosan Crisplant/GlocalGaz Cameroon. Unite in the fight against malaria for Africa is essential to maximize the prevention of malaria. The Drive Against Malaria (DAM) received support from the private sector in Cameroon to distribute more free treated mosquito nets and anti malaria treatment in rural areas. DAM will use this donation to support the community around Bimbia in the West Province and the Pigmy population in the East. This malaria-prevention-programme started in the first half of 2008. DAM continues her work in these areas from October 2008 until February 2009

Cameroon Ambassador supports

2008-11-14T05:43:00.000-08:00

Wednesday 24 September 2008 marked a historic ceremony at the Noordeinde Palace of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, following the presentation of the credentials of the new and only Cameroonian female Ambassador worldwide: Her Excellency Madame Odette Melono.
The 48-year old mother of three, endorses the fight against malaria in her own country, to protect young children and pregnant women.
H.E. Melono: “ Malaria is endemic in my country, especially in the rural areas. I think Drive Against Malaria is doing a great job in Cameroon which I embrace. A permanent base is now important for the Drive.”
The new Ambassador of Cameroon in The Hague supports the Drive Against Malaria to set up a NGO base in Cameroon. This country is also from high importants for DAM due to the geographical location between other West African countries like Nigeria, Chad, Central Africa Republic, Gabon and the Congo. Countries who need support in malaria prevention.
Most goods arrive via the port in Cameroon. Therefore a permanent base for DAM in Cameroon is essential.

Tropicare donate 20,000 Euro

2008-10-24T14:12:00.000-07:00

Dutch “De Telegraaf” was invited by Tropicare in Almere, to witness the handover of a cheque for € 20.000 to enable Drive Against Malaria (DAM) to supply 4000 nets to Africa’s oldest tribes of the Congo Basin. This donation is the final touch and the completion of the 3 year “Net for a Net Campaign” of Tropicare. This campaign started in 2005 in which for every Care Plus Mosquito Net sold to travelers, one mosquito net has been given to children under the age of five and pregnant women during distribution projects in Africa by DAM.

Full story will be published in the Netherlands by De Telegraaf 8th November.

2008-10-19T15:50:00.000-07:00

BINGONGOL II - A pygmy area in southeast Cameroon “Drive Against Malaria” focuses on malaria prevention for the Bantu and ignored Pigmy population in this difficult to reach area by distributing LLITNs and ACTs and providing diagnostic support. March/April/May 2008 The Bingongol II village is situated about six kilometers southeast of Lomie and has 384 families with pregnant women and/or children under the age of five. The community is dependent upon the district hospital in Lomie, but no LLITNs, ACTs or diagnostic materials were available. We distributed 384 LLITNs using vaccination cards containing health status information for mothers and their children. These health cards clearly indicated to us that malaria is endemic in this region – some mothers have lost 3 or 4 children or have had several miscarriages caused by malaria. Plans Bingongol II will remain under the care of Drive Against Malaria, and the number of nets given to the community will increase as needed. As of September 2008 we have also been providing follow-up monitoring, continuing education, and malaria diagnosis for the whole community under the ACT program. Our next area of focus is Bingongol I.
Results
■DAM has distributed over 384 LLITNs in the community;
■This distribution was accompanied by an education program about malaria prevention.

donation of 5000 Euro from Land Rover Netherlands

2008-10-16T11:55:00.000-07:00

Drive Against Malaria receives donation of 5000 from Land Rover Netherlands.

In the De Kamers Theater, Amersfoortse. for the Best Salesman Overall 2008-2009”. After the prize giving at the end of the evening, presenter Julia Samuël was handed a cheque of 5000 Euros from Victor Kammeraat, Land Rover Netherlands. Julia Samuël: The donation came as a big surprise. Because of this we are able to provide an extra 1000 nets to the tribes of Eastern Cameroon including the Bantu & Baka Pygmies who have little access to health or education. And are often amongst the poorest communities of Cameroon. The Drive Against Malaria team leave this month to Cameroon to hand out supplies of mosquito nets with anti malaria treatment.

De Telegraaf

2008-09-21T06:17:00.000-07:00

This advert, sponsored by Land Rover Netherlands was placed in The Netherlands biggest daily (860,000 copies) - De Telegraaf Saturday 20th September to promote Drive Against Malaria and SMS Afrika where the Dutch public can text SMS “Afrika” 4422 to buy one mosquito net for children to sleep under in West Africa. The advert was placed around the movie "Seven of Daran". This movie, shot in Africa is about a little boy who pursues his dreams.

Drive Against Malaria new website

2008-09-21T05:28:00.001-07:00

The new Drive Against Malaria website is online from 21 September 2008. The site shows full 3 part documentary “Challenge Africa” by Jon Snow and Julia Samuel with David Robertson, video of DAM at the Royal Geographical Society June 2008, Trans World 88 -91, Press of David Robertson/Julia Samuel/DAM since 1970’s, photo galleries and much more. www.driveagainstmalria.org

Drive Against Malaria new website

2008-08-14T02:43:00.000-07:00

The new website is presently under construction by jrhan design. It will show video logs with photo galleries. The new Drive Against Malaria site will be online by the end of August.

Help for the Pygmies of Cameroon

2008-05-11T12:51:00.000-07:00

We have just returned from the East Province of Cameroon where there is no internet connection, roaming or electricity. Drive Against Malaria supported Catholic Mission hospitals by giving anti malaria treatment for children up to five years of age, 300 long lasting nets to the Baka Pygmies communities and training programs to schools and families. The Baka are largely ignored by the Government of Cameroon and exploited by the timber + mining industry. We witnessed and filmed hundreds of timber Lorries per day extracting tropical hardwood from the endangered forests. The rate of deforestation is increasing rapidly, largely due to the huge appetite from China and the long standing consumers of Western Europe. Rivers are polluted due to these activities and the indigenous can no longer take fresh river water without the high risk of disease + malaria is spreading fast.. To add to this destruction, mining companies are moving in to extract Cobalt as used in batteries of “environment friendly” Hybrid cars. These mining companies are forcing villages to re-locate, the destruction of more forest for its operation, cutting timber to build housing for migrant workers, cutting timber to build new roads.

Malaria No More

2008-04-27T12:06:00.000-07:00

25th April 2008 Malaria No More Netherlands donated 50,000.00 Euro to Drive Against Malaria on First World Malaria Day

ExxonMobil

2008-04-01T01:37:00.000-07:00

Oil giant ExxonMobil sponsored the Drive Against Malaria with a cheque $40,000.00 to support the first World Malaria Day in Cameroon 25th April 2008. Tens of thousands of mosquito nets will be given out with anti malaria treatment to protect children under five years of age from the malaria transmitting mosquito in western Cameroon.

The cheque was presended to Julia Samuel and David Robertson by ExxonMobil Benelux on 28th March at the head office, Breda.

Land Rover Netherlands unite to fight malaria in West Africa

2008-03-28T02:07:00.000-07:00

A cheque for Euro 104,000.00 was presented to Drive Against Malaria from the sale of 20 special addition Land Rover Defenders.

The Design Edition Defender, a collaboration between Land Rover Netherlands and Piet Boon + Land Rover dealers was created to help raise funds for the Drive Against Malaria's program surrounding the First World Malaria Day in Cameroon and Nigeria 25th April 2008.