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Stopping the Sting of Malaria: Cleaing the student centerStopping the Sting of Malaria 
November 13, 2008

With more than 3.5 million malaria cases in Ghana, Compassion's Malaria Intervention program teaches children how to help prevent the disease and get treatment — an option few families can afford.

JaphetNo Longer Helpless 
January 7, 2008

No child should know the helplessness of wiping the feverish forehead of a younger brother as he shivers under piles of scratchy blankets. But for Japhet, that is a reality each year as malaria enters his family's one-room home.

Aunt Mercy with Mary and Mary's younger brotherThe Right Thing to Do 
November 7, 2007

Mercy could have said no. She could have said, "I can't care for one more child." But her niece had endured too much loss. And while Mercy knew that she might not be able to provide food or clothes, she knew she could provide love.

Ghanian girlA Day of Celebration 
July 17, 2006

Dr. Wess Stafford speaks at the dedication of the newly opened Compassion West Africa office in Ghana.

EmmanuelA Family's Prayers Are Answered 
July 17, 2006

Emmanuel Addei was the first child accepted into the Miracle Life Child Development Center, Compassion's first project in Ghana. In just three short months, his mother has already seen a remarkable change in her son.
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