HOW THIS PROGRAM SAVES LIVES
The Save A Life program uses donations to provide Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) to protect individuals from contracting malaria. Malaria kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. LLINs offer a simple and cost-effective way to prevent these deaths by protecting the individuals that are most likely to contract the disease.
COST EFFECTIVENESS
We estimate the cost effectiveness of this program to be $31.39/QALY, which over 1,000 times more effective than the U.S. healthcare intervention threshold of $50,000/QALY.
QALY stands for Quality-Adjust Life-Year. It is a metric that can be used to help simplify the process of comparing two or more charities whose programs are meant to increase the length of a person's life and/or increase the quality of a person's life.
Click Here to learn more about the QALY metric, to see our calculations, or to use our calculator to compare other charities to the Save A Life program.
QALY stands for Quality-Adjust Life-Year. It is a metric that can be used to help simplify the process of comparing two or more charities whose programs are meant to increase the length of a person's life and/or increase the quality of a person's life.
Click Here to learn more about the QALY metric, to see our calculations, or to use our calculator to compare other charities to the Save A Life program.
HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO SAVE A LIFE?
We estimate $3,412 to be a reliable calculation for statistically saving the life of one person through this program. The results for these calculations can be seen here.
These figures also factor in the cost of distribution, as well as operational and administrative expenses necessary to deliver LLINs through the Against Malaria Foundation. Below are some additional facts a figures we have taken from this program's federal tax filings.
These figures also factor in the cost of distribution, as well as operational and administrative expenses necessary to deliver LLINs through the Against Malaria Foundation. Below are some additional facts a figures we have taken from this program's federal tax filings.
- Percentage of public donations spent on LLINs for 2015: 100%
- Administrative costs as a percentage of revenue received: 0.99%
MALARIA: SCOPE OF THE ISSUE
Data taken from the 2016 World Malaria Report confirms:
Outside of our own calculations, our decision to raise money for AMF was heavily influenced by the research conducted by GiveWell. Givewell is an organization that focuses primarily on evaluating charities based on their effectiveness. Their full research report on the Against Malaria Foundation can be found here.
- Malaria caused an estimated 429,000 deaths in 2015 alone
- 70% of malaria deaths impact children under the age of 5 years old, meaning a child dies from malaria every 2 minutes
- 92% of malaria deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa where access to treatment is limited
Outside of our own calculations, our decision to raise money for AMF was heavily influenced by the research conducted by GiveWell. Givewell is an organization that focuses primarily on evaluating charities based on their effectiveness. Their full research report on the Against Malaria Foundation can be found here.
IS THERE HOPE?
Yes. Since the year 2000, 17 countries have successful attained zero indigenous malaria cases.(4) While recent progress suggests that expertise, distribution channels, and plans for eradicating malaria worldwide exist, a lack of funding has prevented us from making more progress.
Consider this, charitable giving by sector between 2013-2015 shows that U.S. international giving has averaged approximately 5% of all giving.(5) This is roughly the same level of giving as the arts during the same time period. Considering that total giving for 2014 was approximately $358 billion(6), imagine what progress could have been made if we simply increased our international giving efforts to 10%.
Consider this, charitable giving by sector between 2013-2015 shows that U.S. international giving has averaged approximately 5% of all giving.(5) This is roughly the same level of giving as the arts during the same time period. Considering that total giving for 2014 was approximately $358 billion(6), imagine what progress could have been made if we simply increased our international giving efforts to 10%.
TAKE ACTION
Making a significant impact with a small amount of resources becomes a reality when you support the Save A Life program. Select from one of our programs below to start making an impact today:
- Become a Donor
- Accept the Pay It Forward Birthday Challenge - dedicate your birthday to raising money for your favorite cause.
References:
(1)Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2nd edition. Chapter 12 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Mark A. Miller and John T. Sentz. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2284/
(2) Dr. Christen Lengeler of the Swiss Tropical Institute. http://www.againstmalaria.com/downloads/Cochrane_review_on_ITNs__update_2004_.pdf
(3) GiveWell, http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/AMF
(4) World Malaria Report (page 48) http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/252038/1/9789241511711-eng.pdf?ua=1
(5) Atlas of Giving http://www.atlasofgiving.com/atlas/9564728G/9564728G_12_14.pdf
(6) Giving Statistics http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=42#.VwerA3olgZw
(7) Why Malaria? https://www.againstmalaria.com/WhyMalaria.aspx
(8) LLIN Market and Data Analysis http://deliver.jsi.com/dlvr_content/resources/allpubs/guidelines/LLINMarkData.pdf
(1)Disease and Mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. 2nd edition. Chapter 12 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases. Mark A. Miller and John T. Sentz. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2284/
(2) Dr. Christen Lengeler of the Swiss Tropical Institute. http://www.againstmalaria.com/downloads/Cochrane_review_on_ITNs__update_2004_.pdf
(3) GiveWell, http://www.givewell.org/international/top-charities/AMF
(4) World Malaria Report (page 48) http://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/252038/1/9789241511711-eng.pdf?ua=1
(5) Atlas of Giving http://www.atlasofgiving.com/atlas/9564728G/9564728G_12_14.pdf
(6) Giving Statistics http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=42#.VwerA3olgZw
(7) Why Malaria? https://www.againstmalaria.com/WhyMalaria.aspx
(8) LLIN Market and Data Analysis http://deliver.jsi.com/dlvr_content/resources/allpubs/guidelines/LLINMarkData.pdf