One Million African Lives InitiativeOne Million African Lives Initiative

One of these children could contract
HIV/AIDS from a blood transfusion
unless we do something...
One of these children could contract
HIV/AIDS from a blood transfusion
unless we do something...

Help me stop one of these
kids from contracting HIV
Help me stop one of these
kids from contracting HIV

Emeka Okafor
2005 NBA Rookie of the Year
Emeka Okafor
2005 NBA Rookie of the Year


Click here to view the invitation for the 1st Annual One Million African Lives Congressional Reception held on July 11, 2007

Each year hundreds of thousands of Africans die tragically from AIDS contracted from tainted blood transfusions. Out of the 6 million transfusions per year in Sub-Saharan Africa, less than 50% are properly screened for HIV and other infectious diseases. The result is that many of those receiving blood transfusions contract HIV, with women and children making up the majority of those becoming infected.
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SBFA: Safe Blood for Africa