A partida abrilhantada pela excelente actuação das cheerleaders, ficou ainda marcada pela activação do Standard Bank, enquadrada nas celebrações do Dia Mundial de Luta Contra a Malária, que se assinalou a 25 de Abril passado.

Com efeito, para além da oferta de camisetas, o Standard Bank disponibilizou 500 redes mosquiteiras que foram distribuídas entre adeptos, jogadores e equipa de arbitragem.

As redes mosquiteiras foram oferecidas às 400 primeiras pessoas que adquiriram ingressos no campo do Costa do Sol, através da Bilheteira, enquanto as restantes foram aleatoriamente oferecidas aos adeptos presentes no campo, incluindo os atletas de ambas as equipas e os árbitros da partida.

Anteriormente, o Banco havia oferecido outras 500 redes mosquiteiras à Pediatria do Hospital Central da Beira. Com esta acção de responsabilidade social, o Standard Bank pretende motivar as pessoas a se protegerem da malária usando, também, as redes mosquiteiras, que são consideradas um mecanismo bastante eficaz.

Aliás, segundo referiu o Administrador Delegado do Standard Bank, António Coutinho, esta foi mais uma oportunidade para o Banco demonstrar as suas acções e esforços na luta contra esta pandemia, tendo em conta que a malária é uma das doenças que mais óbitos causa em África.

Refira-se que, em Moçambique, a malária continua a constituir a principal causa de mortalidade e morbimortalidade, reportando-se anualmente cerca de seis milhões de casos. Estima-se ainda que cerca de 36 mil crianças morram todos os anos, vítimas desta pandemia.

Fight against malaria enlivens Moçambola

The official Bank of Moçambola during the match between Costa de Sol and Liga Muçulmana, on the eighth leg of the first round of the National Soccer League, provided great celebration characterized by a colorful animation, dance and music. The game was brightened by the magical performance of the cheerleaders and also marked by the Standard

Bank activation, as part of the activities promoted due to the World Malaria Day, which is celebrated worldwide on April 25th.

In addition to distributing t-shirts,Standard Bank also provided 500 mosquito bed nets which were distributed among fans,players and team officials.

Mosquito bed nets were offered to the 400 first people who bought tickets in the Costa de Sol soccer field, through the Ticket boxes, while the remaining were randomly offered to fans in the playground,including athletes from both teams and match officials.

Previously, the Bank had also offered more than 500 mosquito bed nets to the Pediatric ward of the Beira Central Hospital.

By promoting this activity in scope of the Corporate Social Responsibility, Standard Bank aims to motivate people to protect themselves from malaria by also using the bed nets, which are considered the most effective preventive mechanism.

As refered by Standard Bank`s Managing Director, António Coutinho, it was also another opportunity for Standard Bank to show its efforts to fight against this pandemic, given that malaria is a major disease that causes a massive number deaths in Africa.

It’s important to highlight that in Mozambique, malaria remains the leading cause of mortality. Approximately six million cases are recorded annually in the country. It is also estimated that about 36,000 children die every year, victims of this pandemic.