REBECCA ST. JAMES, COMPASSION EXPERTS
DISCUSS FIGHT AGAINST MALARIA:

Webcast Spotlights Disease that Afflicts Millions in Developing World

WHAT:

A webcast spotlighting Compassion International’s work fighting malaria
 

WHO:
  • Rebecca St. James, internationally known Christian recording artist and advocate for children in developing countries
  • Dr. Scott Todd, Compassion’s Director of Special Operations and an expert on children’s health-related concerns
  • Emily Kagiri, Director of Compassion’s Child Survival Program and a registered nurse
  • Mark Hanlon, Senior Vice President for U.S. Sponsor & Donor Development and the moderator of the webcast
     
WHEN:

THIS Friday, April 25, World Malaria Day
9-10 a.m. PT / 10-11 a.m. MT / 11 a.m.-Noon CT / Noon-1 p.m. ET

WHERE: To log on to the webcast, visit www.compassionnews.com. Participants will be able to monitor the proceedings and ask questions.

DETAILS:

The statistics according to UNICEF:

  • Each year, 350 million to 500 million people get malaria.
  • Nearly everyone in tropical Africa has a malaria episode each year.
  • Malaria kills more than 1 million people every year.
  • African children under 5 account for 75 percent of the deaths.

Compassion works with more than 65 denominations, 4,500 indigenous church partners and 1 million children in Africa, Asia, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Since 1952, Compassion has touched the lives of more than 1.8 million children and has been recognized for its financial integrity with top ratings and recommendations by several of the nation’s leading not-for-profit “watchdog” organizations.
 

MEDIA
CONTACTS:   
Steve Yount    972.267.1111 / [email protected]
Julie Koshy     719.487.6290 / [email protected]
— 30 —

more information is available in our online newsroom:
www.CompassionNews.com


please send removal requests to: [email protected]