200,000,000 people fall victim to malaria and 600,000 die from it each year.
Faced with this tragedy, a student from Burkina Faso and a student from Burundi may save tens of thousands of lives.
How? 'Or' What ? Thanks to a simple soap!
These 2 researchers have indeed invented a soap that repels mosquitoes and kills their larvae.
As a result, this soap prevents the transmission of malaria.
They thus invent an anti-malaria soap that can easily save thousands of lives.
Because guess who is the greatest serial killer in the history of mankind?
It's the mosquito. This tiny insect is considered the most fearsome animal on the planet.
On its sad record, it has 80,000 times more victims than the famous shark.
If it is so dangerous, it is because infected mosquitoes transmit malaria (also called malaria).
Fortunately, there is finally hope to put an end to this carnage and reduce this pandemic.
This hope is Faso Soap, an innovative but simple product invented by Gérard Niyondiko and Moctar Dembele.
Did you know that half the planet fears malaria?
In 2014, 97 countries had to deal with the proliferation of this disease transmitted by infected mosquitoes.
Most of the victims are in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and Latin America.
But cases of infection, although fewer, are also reported in the Middle East and Europe.
However, to date, no vaccine can fight against malaria. The Faso Soap therefore represents hope for tens of thousands of people.
Part of the recipe for this magic soap is secret...
But we know that it is composed in particular of shea and lemongrass .
It is also made from local resources and remains accessible to all.
According to the 2 ingenious inventors, it is enough to do your toilet or your laundry with it. Mosquitoes that breed in stagnant water would then be eradicated.
There are no side effects after using this soap...
This is rarely the case with preventive treatments used against malaria.
Another advantage is that the populations concerned do not need to change their habits.
You just have to wash yourself and your clothes with this soap.
But its major asset, for these often poor populations, remains its low cost .
Its low price makes it accessible to the majority.
The 2 students have also received a prize from the University of Berkeley in California as part of the Global Social Venture Competition.
The idea is to reward this simple, but brilliant idea.
They hope that their project will see the light of day and plan to sell their soap for 46 euro cents (300 CFA francs).
