THE MIRACLE AFRICA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION PRESENTS A GALA FUNDRAISING EVENT AT THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

As the Riviera rolls out the red carpet to welcome the world’s film industry to the Cannes Film Festival, that palm-tree lined city will also be the setting for a star-studded special event focusing on the burgeoning problem of malaria in Africa. On the evening of May 23rd, 2008, onboard the mega-yacht Turama, luminaries from Hollywood and motion picture stars from all over the world will attend a gala fundraising event introducing the MIRACLE AFRICA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION.
“The MIRACLE AFRICA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION’s mission is one that focuses on healthcare-related support for the people of Africa, and our first order of business is to launch a major campaign to tackle head-on the deadly scourge of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa,” said Nadia Murabet, the foundation’s executive director. “The MIRACLE AFRICA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION is presenting this special, star-studded event onboard the luxurious Turama, to issue a 21st century call-to-arms about the re-emergence of malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, where it kills 3000 children a day,” said Ms. Murabet.

Malaria is transmitted by a parasite introduced to the human body by what may be the deadliest and most efficient malaria-bearing mosquito in the world: the female Anophelese gambiae mosquito.
“Malaria is coming back strong in Africa, and also re-emerging as a healthcare issue in the industrialized world. But it is in sub-Saharan Africa where this disease has most successfully re-asserted itself, even trumping HIV/AIDS as a cause of death…” said Dr. Erieka Bennett of the Diaspora Africa Forum in Accra, Ghana. “Malaria is also responsible for more than 40% of sub-Saharan Africa’s healthcare expenditures, and with increased air travel to and from Africa malaria is re-emerging in the industrialized nations.”
For more information about the MIRACLE AFRICA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION, contact Tony Regusters of Division 12 Media at + (202) 587-5648, or via email at: tonyregusters@division-twelve.com.

“We hold the future of this continent in our hands.” President Nelson Mandela 4664 – Concert, South Africa

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