Real Life Stories
GhanaQueen Mother Mana Afua Fionkobei
Community figurehead Mana is married to the Chief of Apenten Village and known as the ‘Queen Mother’.
We caught up with Mana after her ‘Malaria Advocate’ training session where she joined other local leaders to learn more about how malaria education helps save lives. This training is part of a wider campaign to support a major mosquito net distribution programme which we helped fund last year thanks to your support. More than one million nets were given out to protect two million people including Mana’s community and she will lead by example and says: “If the Queen Mother uses a net then everyone should use one… it is important for me to play my role in driving this net campaign.”
It is important for me to play my role in driving this net campaign
Mana is now using her position to raise awareness about the importance of nets and other simple ways to prevent malaria. She was especially eager to speak with families with young children and pregnant women who are some of the most vulnerable to catching malaria.
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