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Officially called the united republic of tanzania, tanzania is located on the east coast of africa. Famous for its immense and open plains, tanzania is home to elephants, lions, and rhinos, but its also home to a tiny and deadly insect, the anopheles mosquito. Actually, its not the mosquito that kills, but the disease the mosquito carries malaria. In fact, more than 600,000 people in tanzania die each year from malaria. Thats equal to losing every man, woman, and child living in the city of baltimore, maryland. To High School Student thomas forman, this was unacceptable. Captain of his new jersey football squad, he worked with his parents and teammates to kick off a unique fundraiser. They call it tackles4tanzania. Hi, thomas. Welcome to teen kids news. Hi. Thanks for having me on today. So, what inspired you to take on fighting malaria in tanzania . Well, actually, its a funny story. I was on a plane ride home from china, and next to me was a canadian businessman. I struck up a conver

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