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Emeka Okafor: One Million African Lives Initiative

December 1st, 2006  |  Published in Advocacy, Africa, Diaspora, Health, Nigeria  |  1 Comment



Charity begins at home. Check out Emeka Okafor’s One Million African Lives Initiative- which aims to “save 1 million lives in sub-Sahara Africa over the next 5 years by reducing the number of HIV-infected blood transfusions given to patients and increasing number of voluntary non-remunerated blood donors”.

[tag]Emeka Okafor[/tag] is a Nigerian-American basketball star, and 2005 NBA Rookie of the Year. The initiative is a collaboration between him and the Safe Blood for Africa Foundation, a leading international non-profit organization working with 34 sub-Saharan African countries,

[tag]AIDS[/tag], [tag]HIV[/tag] Photo:NBA

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  1. Global Voices Online » Blog Archive » Africa: One Million African Lives Initiative says:

    December 2nd, 2006 at 7:08 am (#)

    […] “Charity begins at home,” writes Grandiose Parlor, describing Emeka Okafor’s One Million African Lives Initiative, “The initiative is a collaboration between him and the Safe Blood for Africa Foundation, a leading international non-profit organization working with 34 sub-Saharan African countries.” Ndesanjo Macha […]

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