2014英语四级听力练习慢速4.1(2)_大学英语听力

2014英语四级听力练习慢速4.1(2)

　　Dr. Joy Phumaphi works with the African Leaders Malaria Alliance.

　　Once you dont have childrens wards in hospitals dominated by malaria, by children suffering from malaria, like you currently have in a lot of these endemic countries, you are going to free up a lot of resources that are going to combat the other diseases that are challenging our communities.

　　Controlling Malaria

　　Issues in the fight against malaria include a growing resistance to anti-malarial drugs and insecticide products. But Dr. Newman says there is an even bigger threat.

　　The most serious threat to malaria control and ultimate elimination is actually a financial one.

　　?The main effort to control malaria involves treatment of bed nets and indoor living areas with insecticides -- products used to kill insects. The WHO says insecticide use has greatly reduced the number of malaria cases. It says insecticide-treated bed nets have been shown to reduce the number of malaria cases by 50 percent and the infection rate by 90 percent.

　　Heres a tale without an ending, about a princess that needs defending...

　　Recently, the Against Malaria Foundation worked with a group of students to create a short video about the dangers of malaria. Film star Susan Sarandon became interested in their work. She volunteered to serve as the announcer for the video project.