Free screening “When the Night Comes” about Malaria’s toll in Africa

This film follows filmmaker Bobby Bailey and a team through Africa to tell the story of malaria and examine its effects on the lives of mothers and daughters, fathers and sons. Malaria is preventable, but causes nearly 500 million illnesses each year and kills nearly one million of those who become infected – most of them children under the age of five. Ninety percent of deaths caused by malaria occur in Africaeconds a child in Africa dies from malaria. Bed nets prevent malaria transmission by creating a protective barrier against mosquitoes at night, when the vast majority of transmissions occur. Local organizations in Chicago are raising money to end malaria with their “Nothing But Nets” campaign to mark April 25^th — World Malaria Day.

See the film and join a discussion on April 22, 2010 from 11:00 – 11:50 a.m. in Room 210, Journalism Department, Columbia College Chicago, 33 E. Congress, Chicago, IL. Use Harrison (Red Line) or Library (Brown Line) CTA stops.

If you have any questions, call Rose Economou (312) 369-8919 Journalism Department

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