What if mobile phones could help end a disease? And not just any disease — but malaria, one of the top three killers in the world, which infects nearly 3.5 billion people, roughly half of the world's population.
The organization Malaria No More is trying to put an end to malaria once and for all with its Power of One campaign, which converts $1 text message donations into one life-saving test and treatment for a child in Africa. The campaign will first start in Zambia and later move on to other African nations.
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"Malaria is the first disease that will be beaten by mobile," Martin Edlund, CEO of Malaria No More, said on stage at the Social Good Summit on Sunday. "There's a mobile revolution on the continent — by the end of 2015, there will be one billion mobile phones in Africa."
Donations to Power of One are powered through Venmo, one of the many apps Edlund says is making charitable giving easier and more accessible.
Edlund hopes Power of One will provide malaria treatment for 3 million children in Zambia. The funding will be used for rapid diagnostic tests, which can determine whether someone has malaria with 99.5% accuracy during a 60-second test. These tests are revolutionary, since test results used to take weeks to receive — especially for people in remote areas.

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